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My physician told me that under no circumstances should I be getting my vitamin D from the sun as skin cancer was not worth it; she instead recommended I get it
by rxhernandez 6y ago
My physician told me that under no circumstances should I be getting my vitamin D from the sun as skin cancer was not worth it; she instead recommended I get it from my diet.
- gojomo 6y agoYour physician is wrong, as separate from just the Vitamin-D mechanism, greater lifetime sun exposure is correlated with many net-positive health outcomes, especially with regard to cancer & cardiovascular health, that outweigh the risks of skin cancer.
- IndySun 6y agoNot necessarily. It's going to depend on your age, skin color and skin condition as to whether a pill beats sun. But generally being outdoors, on a grey winters day in the northern hemisphere, with just your face exposed, and having darker skin, for an hour, is not going to get you enough D.
- nradov 6y agoThere is no evidence that moderate daily sun exposure increases mortality risk. Sunlight exposure also has other health benefits beyond vitamin D, such as stimulating nitric oxide production.
- frombody 6y agoThe recommended intake for vitamin d everywhere is less than 1,000 IU. 30 min of sun exposure will give you the equivalent of 10,000 to 20,000 IU. If you moderate your sun exposure and are responsible, there is no reason you can't use the sun to your advantage. If you don't you're likely to become vitamin d deficient listening to that person.