Tanning may protect skin against harmful UV irradiation but block vitamin D synthesis
As skin tans, it darkens to protect itself against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, but the increasing pigment blocks vitamin D synthesis, limiting the skin’s ability to produce more vitamin D…
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Tanning may protect skin against harmful UV irradiation but block vitamin D synthesis
April 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: against-harmful, blocks-vitamin, dermatology, increasing, increasing-pigment, limiting-the-skin, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, produce-more, protect-itself, skin
