Every summer, you hear how important it is to wear your sun block so you don’t suffer from the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. However, the very same sun block that is supposed to keep you safe is also affecting your ability to absorb vitamin D from the sun, which could cause vitamin D deficiency if you don’t get it from other sources.
Sun Block, Skin Cancer, Vitamin D Deficiency and You
If you’re confused to what you should do, it’s a matter of weighing the risks and benefits. If you don’t wear sun block, you run the risk of developing skin cancer. So the risk is much higher of not wearing sun block is much greater than not wearing it and absorbing vitamin D to avoid vitamin D deficiency. This is especially true if you make sure you get your vitamin D from other sources.
What to Eat for Vitamin D
The following foods/drinks will give you the vitamin D that your body needs:
- Milk
- Swiss cheese
- Tuna fish
- Salmon
- Mackerel
- Sardines
- Margarine fortified with vitamin D
- Cereal fortified with vitamin D
- Egg yolk
- Liver
- Beef
- Cod liver oil
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Wed, Mar 10, 2010
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