Vitamin D and the sun - Aust Position Statement - very interesting reading

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Dear all,

Thought this might be of great interest. It contains some very

interesting information about Vitamin D and sun exposure.

The position paper relates specifically to Australia, but will be of

interest to people in other countries too.

Out of interest, I had very low Vit D levels (26nmol/L, when lowest

end of reference range was about 50) & that level was recorded after

spending almost an entire Australian summer working outside doing

survey work. I usually worked outside from 6am to almost sunset. I

wore sunscreen most of the time to protect against skin cancer.

I've been able to increase my Vit D levels through an initial high

dose of Vit D and then daily supplementation of 1000IU Vit D3 (via a

capsule).

Copy and paste the following link into your browser (copy from

http: to .htm ) and then click on the words " Risks and Benefits of

Sun Exposure' to view the position statement.

http://www.cancer.org.au/policy/positionstatements/sunsmart/risksandb

enefitsofsunexposure.htm

Interesting reading so have a look.

P