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Do i stay out of the sun or in the sun? cancer vs vit d deficiency
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Moderation: The whole sun-exposure stuff confuses everyone. A very little exposure depending on your skin tone will get you enough vitamin d which you can also get from supplements; heavier exposure will photoage your skin and put you at a cancer risk. Vitamin d deficiency is very common especially in darker-skinned folks who live above the tropics.
Answered 4/13/2019
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