Recommended summer sunlight exposure amounts fail to produce sufficient vitamin D status in UK adults of South Asian origin | Zendy

Mark D. Farrar | Zendy; Richard Kift | Zendy; Sarah Felton | Zendy; Jacqueline Berry | Zendy; Marie Durkin | Zendy; D Allan | Zendy; Andy Vail | Zendy; Ann R. Webb | Zendy; Lesley E. Rhodes | Zendy

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Recommended summer sunlight exposure amounts fail to produce sufficient vitamin D status in UK adults of South Asian origin

Author(s) -

Mark D. Farrar,

Richard Kift,

Sarah Felton,

Jacqueline Berry,

Marie Durkin,

D Allan,

Andy Vail,

Ann R. Webb,

Lesley E. Rhodes

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.019976

Subject(s) - sunlight , vitamin , vitamin d and neurology , sun exposure , medicine , environmental health , food science , chemistry , endocrinology , dermatology , physics , astronomy

The cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D is dependent on UVB from sunlight, but melanin reduces the penetration of UVB and thus contributes to vitamin D insufficiency in individuals with darker skin. The national guidance provided on amounts of sunlight exposure in the United Kingdom is for the light-skinned population, and in the absence of dedicated information, darker-skinned people may attempt to follow this guidance.

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