Benefits of vitamin d from the sun

Every year, studies on the benefits of sunbathing in moderate doses are interspersed with those that confirm the risks of doing it excessively.

Although ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation contributes to the development of sun erythema, cancer and aging of the skin, it also reduces blood pressure, synthesises vitamin D and improves the treatment of several diseases.

Now, the Solar Radiation Research Group at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) has analysed the exposure time needed to obtain the recommended doses of vitamin D without damaging our health.

The results have been published in the journal 'Science of the Total Environment'.

As María Antonia Serrano, a scientist at the UPV and main author of the study, explains: "In Spain, despite being a country with many hours of sunlight, several articles have reported a high percentage of vitamin D deficiency among various strata of the Spanish population."

Vitamin D deficiency is linked in adults to a higher risk of suffering from various diseases.

Since very few foods contain t

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