Sun Exposure Not Enough To Correct Vitamin D Deficiency

The question has come up before in previous discussions about whether getting out in the sun would provide enough vitamin D. This report speaks to that question.

From the American Academy of Dermatology 70th Annual Meeting

March 17, 2012 (San Diego, California) — "The 'epidemic' in vitamin D deficiency is clearly not from too little sun exposure," and dermatologists can be confident in insisting that their patients continue their sun protection efforts..."

"Clearly solar exposure is an influence — there is no doubt about that — but you cannot predictably say that a certain amount of exposure will normalize vitamin D deficiency," said Dr. Gallo, chief of dermatology and professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, in an interview with Medscape Medical News.