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Has the widespread use of sunscreen contributed to vitamin D deficiency in children?
Results so far:
| No | 44% | 161 votes | Total: 364 votes | |
| Yes | 56% | 203 votes |
No
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Created on: February 15, 2008
Understanding Vitamins and their usage in our bodies isn't always easy. Because of this, it is easy
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Created on: October 28, 2009
Although sunshine is a source of vitamin D, it is unrealistic to say that the widespread use of sunscreen
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by Leslie Ellis
Created on: March 17, 2009
Actually, the information in the article by Sandra Arana is incorrect. First, it is vitamin D2, not
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Created on: August 28, 2007
Vitamin D is fat soluble, which means that a certain amount of fat is needed to help the body absorb
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Created on: July 15, 2008 Last Updated: July 16, 2008
The problem with sunscreens is that their use should protect people against adverse effects of sunlight
Yes
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by Sara Mcgrath
Created on: September 03, 2008
Vitamin D deficiency can more accurately be called sunlight deficiency. In fact, Vitamin D is not actually
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by Jevah
Created on: August 26, 2007
I am neither a doctor, nor a scientist. I am, however, a woman who spent much of her childhood sunning
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by Lani Axman
Created on: August 05, 2007
In a culture that slathers on sunscreen at the first hint of sun, it seems counter-intuitive to suggest
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Created on: April 20, 2012
The production of vitamin D in our bodies takes place when we are exposed to ultraviolet rays from the
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by Brenda Adams
Created on: August 10, 2007
I do think that people in this country have a tendency to take things too far. Sunscreen is no exception.
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