by 2 Cylivers
The June 2007 issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reports the findings of a research study on low vitamin D levels in many people. The study found that vitamin D levels remain low despite abundant exposure to sunlight.
The publishers of the research paper, Dr. Neil Binkley, University of Wisconsin Osteoporosis Clinical Research Program, Madison, and colleagues researched the vitamin D levels of people living in sun-soaked Hawaii.
They explain that despite inadequate sun exposure being often blamed for the high prevalence of low vitamin D status the truth of this has been unclear. However, in spite of abundant exposure to sunlight, 51% of people in their study were found to have low vitamin D levels.
"This implies that the common clinical recommendation to allow sun exposure to the hands and face for 15 minutes may not ensure vitamin D sufficiency," Binkley and colleagues report.
