Does Using Sunscreen Block Vitamin D Synthesis?
Does Sunblock cause Vitamin D deficiency? We’re all familiar with the dangers of sun exposure, skin cancer, and harmful UV rays. We buy special sunglasses that block UV-A and UV-B rays. We buy high SPF sunscreen to help block that dangerous, damaging sunlight. But now, vitamin D deficiency and the problems caused by the disease is on the rise. Sunlight is crucial because the UV rays are the only way to synthesize vitamin D in your body. You can drink vitamin D milk but if you don’t get out into the sun, it never becomes available in your body. Low vitamin D causes problems such as a poor immune system, bone deformities, and many other issues. A study found that sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 8 reduces the capacity of the skin to produce vitamin D3 by over 95%! Are people stuck between a rock and a hard place? I think common sense prevails in such situations. If you plan on being out in the sun for an extended period of time (the kind of length where sun tanning can occ
