{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Do You Know Your Vitamin D Level? - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bGgsBNKfsK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/do-you-know-your-vitamin-d-level\/\">Do You Know Your Vitamin D Level?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/do-you-know-your-vitamin-d-level\/embed\/#?secret=bGgsBNKfsK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do You Know Your Vitamin D Level?&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"bGgsBNKfsK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Sunbed users have 90 percent higher vitamin D blood levels than the general population, according to a Boston University study. But chances are, most don\u2019t actually know what their vitamin D level is. Do you? \u201cVitamin D is \u2018The Sunshine Vitamin\u2019 \u2014 it makes sense for those who believe in regular sun exposure to know their vitamin D levels and to be able to tell your friends, family and community what your level is,\u201d Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. \u201cMy last vitamin D blood test showed my vitamin D level is 46 ng\/ml. It\u2019s been as high as 52 ng\/ml before.\u201d The BU study \u2014 published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition \u2014 showed that sunbed users on average have vitamin D levels between 40-50 ng\/ml. The general population, on average, is in the mid-20s. Another study from the University of Alberta last year showed that sunbed users, as a group, have the highest vitamin D levels in Canada. That\u2019s because full-body UV exposure, in non-burning dosages, can make up to 10,000 - 20,000 IU of vitamin D naturally in the skin \u2014 100-200 times more than is fortified into an 8-ounce glass of whole milk. Who has the lowest vitamin D levels? An Australian study published in the British Journal of Dermatology showed that dermatologists at the end of summer \u2014 when their vitamin D levels should be their highest \u2014 had levels less than 14 ng\/ml on average. That\u2019s deficient by anyone\u2019s definition and is borderline for severe deficiency. NBC News Washington bureau in March did a story about a Washington, D.C., dermatologist whose son had severe vitamin D deficiency. Click here to see that report.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2011-04-05-Do-You-Know-Your-Vitamin-D-Level-copy.jpg"}