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SmartTan.com The reported increase in melanoma incidence may not be related to ultraviolet light at all, but rather our ability to better detect and remove thinner lesions than in years past, according to a British research team. In a study in The British Journal of Dermatology this week, researchers said “diagnostic drift” — and not UV — appear to be inflating reported melanoma incidence numbers without affecting a corresponding increase in mortality data.… continue reading

Vitamin D is perhaps the single most underrated nutrient. That’s probably because it’s free: your body makes it when sunlight touches your skin. It’s essential for bone health because without it, even popping calcium pills won’t work — your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium.… continue reading

Do Melanoidins Induced by Topical 3% Dihydroxyacetone Sunless Tanning Spray Inhibit Vitamin D Production? A Pilot Study. Photochem Photobiol. 2009 May 28. Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. They report preliminary study data of the effect of sunless tanning spray with 3% dihydroxyacetone (DHA) on 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] serum levels in volunteers exposed to controlled amounts of UV-B radiation during April/May in Omaha, NE, 41 degrees N latitude.… continue reading

Levell NJ, Beattie CC, Shuster S, Greenberg DC. Dermatology Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UY, U.K. The reported incidence of melanoma has greatly increased and this has been attributed to ultraviolet exposure. Objectives We considered the possibility that the increase was an artefact caused by diagnostic drift.… continue reading

By: Debby Waldman, Winnipeg Free Press Ask a group of dietitians to identify the nutrients people need most, and chances are you’ll get a different answer from everyone in the group. It’s not that any one nutrient is more important than another, says Wendy Reingold, a registered dietitian from Thornhill, Ont.… continue reading