Out of all the vitamins, D is the most contentious. It’s necessary for calcium absorption, and to keep bones and muscles strong, but the best way to get it is to go into the sun without – gasp!
Published on May 31, 2024
New UK Biobank study clearly illustrates the influence of ethnicity, BMI, and age on how vitamin D levels respond to UVB exposure
Key Points
- While today marks the end of Sunshine Month, it is important to remember and implement the key points provided about sensible sunshine exposure for our health year-round
- A newly released study (April 2024) used data from half a million participants from the United Kingdom (UK,) to calculate the individualized estimate of ambient ultraviolet-B (UVB) level, which is the wavelength of sunlight that induces vitamin D synthesis in the skin
- They found two major insights from the data: 1.
