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A walk to the pharmacy (or any outdoor activity) with some skin exposed to the midday UVB rich sunlight might be a better approach than oral supplementation [1]
by sradman 6y ago
A walk to the pharmacy (or any outdoor activity) with some skin exposed to the midday UVB rich sunlight might be a better approach than oral supplementation [1]:
> Adequate amounts of vitamin D can be produced with moderate sun exposure to the face, arms and legs (for those with the least melanin), averaging 5–30 minutes twice per week, or approximately 25% of the time for minimal sunburn.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Synthesis_in_the_skin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Synthesis_in_the_ski...
- goda90 6y agoDuring the summer at higher latitudes yes. But as the angle of the sun lowers, the amount of UVB getting through the atmosphere goes down. Also skin tone has an effect. Darker skin creates less from the same amount of sunlight.