A Need That Doesn't Change With the Seasons

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Health & Fitness | January 28, 2003, Tuesday
FOCUS ON VITAMIN D; A Need That Doesn't Change With the Seasons

By BILL MARSH (NYT) 650 words
Late Edition - Final , Section F , Page 5 , Column 2

ABSTRACT - People should see that they get enough vitamin D in winter months, when they are indoors most of time and may not get enough vitamin D from sun; map; photos; chart shows dietary sources for vitamin D (M) Most people can obtain 90 to 100 percent of the vitamin D they need from a little sun.

But if you are reading this in the northern two-thirds of the country, don't bother heading outside for a quick dose. (Not that we discourage a brisk daily constitutional.) Winter sunlight is inadequate for vitamin D production. You are living off what you built up from warm-weather sun and the relatively small amounts in a few foods.



 

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