{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Sunlight Deprivation = D Deficiency - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Mgs5Om5PHX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/sunlight-deprivation-d-deficiency-2\/\">Sunlight Deprivation = D Deficiency<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/sunlight-deprivation-d-deficiency-2\/embed\/#?secret=Mgs5Om5PHX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sunlight Deprivation = D Deficiency&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"Mgs5Om5PHX\" 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":"\u201cAs a species, we do not get as much sun exposure as we used to, and dietary sources of vitamin D are minimal.\u201d \u2014 Harvard School of Public Health nutritional researcher Dr. Edward Giovannucci, as quoted in The New York Times this week from his recent article in The Archives of Internal Medicine. The New York Times article \u2014 \u201cWhat Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D\u201d \u2014 was penned by health columnist Jane Brody. \u201cWhile studies continue to refine optimal blood levels and recommended dietary amounts, the fact remains that a huge part of the population \u2014 from robust newborns to the frail elderly, and many others in between \u2014 are deficient in this essential nutrient,\u201d Brody wrote. Brody seems to understand that sun exposure is the only way to meet natural vitamin D levels, but has not quite figured out that those levels don\u2019t mean getting \u201cextra\u201d supplement. Rather, indoor lifestyles deprive the body of what it always should have had. \u201cGiven appropriate sun exposure in summer, it is possible to meet the body\u2019s yearlong need for vitamin D,\u201d she writes \u2014 despite the fact that no research truly confirms that this is really true for everyone. \u201cBut so many factors influence the rate of vitamin D formation in skin that it is difficult to establish a universal public health recommendation.\u201d Brody reported that Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick believes that \u201cgoing outside in summer unprotected by sunscreen (except for the face, which should always be protected) wearing minimal clothing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. two or three times a week for 5 to 10 minutes.\u201d To read the rest of Brody\u2019s column click here.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/2010-07-27-Not-enough-sun-copy.jpg"}