Question 1

how do you get vitamin d with sunscreen on?

Accepted Answer

Oral supplements: Grest question but oral supplementation with vitamin pills or supplemented food are one source but any sun exposure will provide a source of vitamin d even with sunscreen.

Question 2

can i still get vitamin d when i use sunscreen?

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No: Sunscreen will block the uv rays and thus the activation of the vitamin d in your skin. The extent of this blockage depend on what spf you use and the amount of time you are exposed to the sun. Check this video about vitamin d: http://otwithmd.Com/vitamin-d/.

Question 3

how many hours a week does a 20 year old have to spend in the sun, without a shirt or sunscreen, to get enough vitamin d?

Accepted Answer

At most 1/2 hour: The skin rapidly produces sufficient vitamin d on sun exposure.  In 1/2 hour you have made 10, 000 units of vitamin d3, quite adequate for any known needs.  After than you run the risk of sunburn, skin changes and possibly cancer later in light (if done often) although you might tan with repeated exposure (if that is one of your goals).

Question 4

how many hours a week do children 6-10 years old have to spend in the sun, without shirts or sunscreen, to get enough vitamin d?

Accepted Answer

Difficult to Tell: The vitamin d our body needs can either be produced by sunlight or by consumption.  How many hours your child would need to be in the sun is influenced by surface area exposed, longitude, skin color and sun-block.  Children from 1-18 are recommended to get 600 units/day; consider a daily vitamin. For light skin and direct sunlight, 10-15 minutes a day or 1-2 hours a week should be enough.

Question 5

i have dark skin and a vitamin d deficiency. is it best to not use sunscreen to get much needed vitamin d or protect against uv rays ?

Accepted Answer

No: You need the sunscreen to prevent burns or damage to your skin.

Question 6

i am vitamin d deficient. i was at 20ng/ml. they prescribed me otc 3,000 iu of vitamin d for the next three months. 5,000 iu was the closest i could get. my calcium is fine. i wear sunscreen and i'm vegan. how long will it take for me to feel better?

Accepted Answer

: you may or may not noticea difference with a better vit D leve-important to have a good level either way. If you are supplementing vit D for the 1st time -it takes a lot of magnesium to assimilate it and most people are magnesium deficient so supplementing mg is a good choice, best source -NAtural calm, powdered Mg citrate-very absorbably-3-500mg /d good.  Also once on the vit d for 6mo might be e

Question 7

are you getting vitamin d if you wear sunscreen but your skin gets darker?

Accepted Answer

Some: You get some vitamin d made in the skin from sun exposure, but it depends on skin color, sun screen, duration, intensity, geographic location and other factors.Generally, unless you live in the sunbelt, there is insufficient sun exposure during a significant portion of the year. Tanning is not the same as vitamin d metabolism, and actually leads to lower sun exposure due to increased pigment.

Question 8

3 months april-september. 30 min sun exposure at noon 4x/week. no sunscreen(for vitamin d) my skin is thicker and brown. is it damaged?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Darkening of the skin as a result of sun exposure is a symptom of skin damage and the body's attempt to mitigate this damage. In miami you probably should be getting no more than 10-15 minutes of unscreened sun exposure a day for vitamin d production. Taking supplements would be another alternative if you are relatively fair skinned.

Question 9

could sunscreen cause a vitamin d deficiency?

Accepted Answer

Great question: : Although this is not commonly discussed, vitamin d deficiency is increasingly more common and may bec related to avoidance of sun exposure altogether. Sun exposure in moderation.

Question 10

when i take my baby outside, i always cover all of his skin with sunscreen, just as the aap recommends. isnt that enough to protect him from cancer and yet give him vitamin d?

Accepted Answer

No: If you block the rays that burn, you're blocking the rays that help you make vitamin d.  Use a vitamin d supplement.

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I have dark skin and a vitamin d deficiency. is it best to not use sunscreen to get much needed vitamin d or protect against uv rays ?

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I am vitamin d deficient. i was at 20ng/ml. they prescribed me otc 3,000 iu of vitamin d for the next three months. 5,000 iu was the closest i could get. my calcium is fine. i wear sunscreen and i'm vegan. how long will it take for me to feel better?

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Are you getting vitamin d if you wear sunscreen but your skin gets darker?

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3 months april-september. 30 min sun exposure at noon 4x/week. no sunscreen(for vitamin d) my skin is thicker and brown. is it damaged?

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Could sunscreen cause a vitamin d deficiency?

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When i take my baby outside, i always cover all of his skin with sunscreen, just as the aap recommends. isnt that enough to protect him from cancer and yet give him vitamin d?

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