What are the food sources of vitamin D?
• Fish liver oils, such as cod liver oil. • Fatty wild fish like mackerel, salmon, halibut, tuna, sardines and herring. • Fortified milk, orange juice and cereal. • Dried Shitake mushrooms. • Egg yolks. But to get adequate amounts of vitamin D from food, you would have to eat at least five servings of salmon a day or drink 20 cups of fortified milk. My doctor told me to avoid the sun. What do you think? All living things need sun; the key is balance. Too much sun exposure can cause melanoma and skin aging, while too little creates an inadequate production of vitamin D. The amount needed depends on the season, time of day, where you live, skin pigmentation and other factors. As a general rule, if you are not vitamin D deficient, about 20 minutes a day in the spring, summer and fall, on your face and arms or legs without sunscreen is adequate. It doesn’t matter which part of the body you expose to the sun. Many people want to protect their face, so just don’t put sunscreen on the other e
