{"id":16708,"date":"2015-06-23T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=16708"},"modified":"2015-06-24T09:53:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T13:53:18","slug":"uv-not-vitamin-d-reduces-weight-gain-in-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/uv-not-vitamin-d-reduces-weight-gain-in-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"UV, Not Vitamin D, Reduces Weight Gain in New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UV exposure prevented\u00a0excessive weight gain in experimental mice, a result that could not be replicated through vitamin D supplementation, in a new study.<\/p>\n<p>Three months of repeated exposure to a non-burning dose of mostly UVB radiation resulted in 30 to 40 percent less weight gain in mice on a high fat diet. Researcher Dr. Shelley Gorman from the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia suggests that this effect is likely due to nitric oxide released in response to UV exposure. <a href=\"http:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/index.php\/new-study-need-to-reconsider-advice-on-sun-exposure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Richard Weller previously explained this process in relation to\u00a0its impact on heart disease.\u0018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These findings were independent of circulating vitamin D and could not be mimicked by vitamin D supplementation,&#8221; Gorman says.\u00a0&#8220;While there seems to be a link between obesity and vitamin D, it remains uncertain whether there is a causal effect.\u00a0It looked like the presence of vitamin D in mice on the high fat diet prevented the [beneficial] effect of UV radiation on weight gain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2015-06-sunlight-weight-gain-independent-vitamin.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for additional coverage of the new research.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. Indoor tanning businesses are obligated to communicate a fair and balanced message to all clients about your products and services including the potential risks associated with indoor tanning. Contact your Smart Tan representative to find out more about what you can and can\u2019t say in your tanning salon business.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 2015 International Smart Tan Network. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UV exposure prevented\u00a0excessive weight gain in experimental mice, a result that could not be replicated through vitamin D supplementation, in a new study. Three months of repeated exposure to a non-burning dose of mostly UVB radiation resulted in 30 to 40 percent less weight gain in mice on a high fat diet. Researcher Dr. Shelley [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UV, Not Vitamin D, Reduces Weight Gain in New Study - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UV exposure prevented\u00a0excessive weight gain in experimental mice, a result that could not be replicated through vitamin D supplementation, in a new study.  Three months of repeated exposure to a non-burning dose of mostly UVB radiation resulted in 30 to 40 percent less weight gain in mice on a high fat diet. Researcher Dr. Shelley Gorman from the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia suggests that this effect is likely due to nitric oxide released in response to UV exposure. Dr. Richard Weller previously explained this process in relation to\u00a0its impact on heart disease.\u0018  &quot;These findings were independent of circulating vitamin D and could not be mimicked by vitamin D supplementation,&quot; Gorman says.\u00a0&quot;While there seems to be a link between obesity and vitamin D, it remains uncertain whether there is a causal effect.\u00a0It looked like the presence of vitamin D in mice on the high fat diet prevented the effect of UV radiation on weight gain.&quot;  Click here for additional coverage of the new research.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. 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Researcher Dr. Shelley Gorman from the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia suggests that this effect is likely due to nitric oxide released in response to UV exposure. Dr. Richard Weller previously explained this process in relation to\u00a0its impact on heart disease.\u0018  &quot;These findings were independent of circulating vitamin D and could not be mimicked by vitamin D supplementation,&quot; Gorman says.\u00a0&quot;While there seems to be a link between obesity and vitamin D, it remains uncertain whether there is a causal effect.\u00a0It looked like the presence of vitamin D in mice on the high fat diet prevented the effect of UV radiation on weight gain.&quot;  Click here for additional coverage of the new research.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. 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Three months of repeated exposure to a non-burning dose of mostly UVB radiation resulted in 30 to 40 percent less weight gain in mice on a high fat diet. Researcher Dr. Shelley Gorman from the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia suggests that this effect is likely due to nitric oxide released in response to UV exposure. 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Three months of repeated exposure to a non-burning dose of mostly UVB radiation resulted in 30 to 40 percent less weight gain in mice on a high fat diet. Researcher Dr. Shelley Gorman from the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia suggests that this effect is likely due to nitric oxide released in response to UV exposure. 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Dr. Richard Weller previously explained this process in relation to\u00a0its impact on heart disease.\u0018 \"These findings were independent of circulating vitamin D and could not be mimicked by vitamin D supplementation,\" Gorman says.\u00a0\"While there seems to be a link between obesity and vitamin D, it remains uncertain whether there is a causal effect.\u00a0It looked like the presence of vitamin D in mice on the high fat diet prevented the effect of UV radiation on weight gain.\" Click here for additional coverage of the new research. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. 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