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- Title
Solar UV doses of adult Americans and vitamin D(3) production.
- Authors
Godar, Dianne E; Pope, Stanley J; Grant, William B; Holick, Michael F
- Abstract
Sunlight contains UV radiation that affects human health in both detrimental (skin cancers) and beneficial (vitamin D(3)) ways. An evaluation of the vitamin D status of adult Americans (22-40, 41-59, 60+ yr) show many have deficient or insufficient serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, indicating they are not getting enough from dietary sources or sunlight. Those findings are in conflict with calculated values from the American Academy of Dermatology who insist people make "ample" vitamin D(3) (≥1,000 IU/day) from their "casual," or everyday, outdoor UV exposures even if they use sunscreens with sun protection factor 15.
- Publication
Dermato-endocrinology, 2011, Vol 3, Issue 4, p243
- ISSN
1938-1980
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4161/derm.3.4.15292