https://nutrition-basics.com/sunlight-is-d-liscious/ A simplified take on nutrition and health news Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://nutrition-basics.com/sunlight-is-d-liscious/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:44:09 +0000 http://www.nutrition-basics.com/index.php/2008/07/sunlight-is-d-liscious/#comment-9 Hi Dave,
Great question. What we know is that most people are Vitamin D deficient. Most don’t eat fish, get enough sun exposure, take a vitamin D supplement…and then you add on our Northwest latitude…all a recipe for vitamin D deficiency. Proper levels are protective against prostate cancer in men (more cases in Northern latitudes and among blacks who’s skin pigment prevents a good percentage of vitamin D conversion in the skin), most other cancers and yes, even skin cancer. Now, that said, too much sun can increase the chance of skin cancer. So then we need to ask, how much is enough? 10-15 minutes of exposed skin 3-4 days a week is plenty. Vitamin D supplementation is a great way to go and something I highly recommend. Men and women alike need adequate levels of vitamin D.
Angela Pifer, Certified Nutritionist
Nutrition Northwest Co

]]> https://nutrition-basics.com/sunlight-is-d-liscious/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:35:44 +0000 http://www.nutrition-basics.com/index.php/2008/07/sunlight-is-d-liscious/#comment-8 I have heard to much vitamine D can be problematice for men in particular. Anything to that rumor?

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