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To: Yaelle; WestwardHo; Ann Archy
Be outside as much as you can.

No way can 15 mins in the sun do it.

The sun won't do it. Here, from the NIH, is my now boilerplate response:

"Sun exposure Most people meet their vitamin D needs through exposure to sunlight [5,31]. Ultraviolet (UV) B radiation with a wavelength of 290-315 nanometers penetrates uncovered skin and converts cutaneous 7-dehydrocholesterol to previtamin D3, which in turn becomes vitamin D3 [9,32,33]. Season, geographic latitude, time of day, cloud cover, smog, skin melanin content, and sunscreen are among the factors that affect UV radiation exposure and vitamin D synthesis [33]. The UV energy above 42 degrees north latitude (a line approximately between the northern border of California and Boston) is insufficient for cutaneous vitamin D synthesis from November through February [5]; in far northern latitudes, this reduced intensity lasts for up to 6 months. In the United States, latitudes below 34 degrees north (a line between Los Angeles and Columbia, South Carolina) allow for cutaneous production of vitamin D throughout the year [27]."

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp

This requires some thought. Even in the southern states there must be some months when little vitamin D can be made from sunlight.

10 posted on 12/05/2009 2:36:03 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

Yet another reason to be glad I live in Florida.

Now, if we can just get rid of Gov Crist.


11 posted on 12/05/2009 2:41:55 PM PST by diverteach
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To: decimon

BOILERPLATE?? FOR WHO, EINSTEIN??


13 posted on 12/05/2009 3:11:46 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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