SunSpot Doncaster - RISK FROM VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY

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ARE YOU MORE AT RISK FROM VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY?

Age:

The older you are, the harder it is for your skin to make vitamin D from sunlight.

Lifestyle:

The more time you spend indoors during daylight hours, the less opportunity you have to make vitamin D.

Geographical Location:

In the UK with its relatively long winters, you get less sun over the course of the year because the sunlight isn't strong enough to make vitamin D in the winter.

Race:

People with very dark skin, especially those of Asian and Afro-Caribbean descent find it difficult to make vitamin D from limited sunlight.

Culture:

Certain cultures require their women to cover themselves entirely in heavy clothing that blocks out the sun.

Intestinal Diseases:

For people with Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis and certain other intestinal diseases, as the intestine cannot efficiently absorb vitamin D from the diet or supplement.

Scientists at Boston University School of Medicine recently conducted a study of 50 adults who visited tanning salons. They were individually consulted about how often they used sunbeds, following which they underwent blood tests and a bone scan.

The results were compared with 100 people who did not use sunbeds. Almost 42% of non-users were found to be vitamin D deficient compared with just 8% of sunbed users. Scans also showed that those who used the sunbeds on a regular basis had significantly higher bone mass.

Sunspot Tanning Salons

Station Road

Epworth

Doncaster

DN9 1JU

Tel: 01427 875380