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Your physician is wrong, as separate from just the Vitamin-D mechanism, greater lifetime sun exposure is correlated with many net-positive health outcomes, espe
by gojomo 6y ago
Your 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.