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The sunlight solution for better health
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Why more sun exposure and vitamin D are essential to health Sunlight is a vital component of good health. Like plants that thrive in the sun, we humans too depend on sunlight, in our case for the production of vitamin D.… continue reading
A suntan makes at least 12 times more vitamin D than the leading “woman’s” vitamin
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
SmartTan.com
One-A-Day Women’s Vitamins is tapping into the emerging vitamin D research field by promoting that its multi-vitamin — with 800 IU of vitamin D — “has enough calcium and vitamin D to promote breast health.” 800 IU is twice the amount in One-a-Day’s regular supplement.… continue reading
Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
(HealthDay News) — Over the course of two decades, vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among Americans, a new study finds. Low levels of vitamin D have been associated with rickets in children and lower bone mineral density in adults.… continue reading
D*action campaign urges Canadians to test vitamin D levels
Thursday, March 19, 2009
TORONTO — Canadians need to take action now to have their vitamin D levels tested so they can address the vitamin D deficiency epidemic in this country. Because 90 per cent of your vitamin D comes from sunlight, 97 per cent of Canadians will become vitamin D deficient sometime during the year, most likely between October and March when sun exposure is minimal.… continue reading
To be skinny you need vitamin D
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Examiner.com
You need sunlight for your body to make Vitamin D. To keep the fat off, you need vitamin D, according to research from the Medical College of Georgia. The latest study, which focused on teenagers, found that teens who consumed the most vitamin D had less body fat, and kept fat off the waistline.… continue reading
