{"id":1947,"date":"2009-04-24T03:59:23","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T07:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/index.php\/new-study-suggests-lizards-know-basking-in-the-sun-regulates-their-vitamin-d-levels\/"},"modified":"2009-04-24T03:59:23","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T07:59:23","slug":"new-study-suggests-lizards-know-basking-in-the-sun-regulates-their-vitamin-d-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/new-study-suggests-lizards-know-basking-in-the-sun-regulates-their-vitamin-d-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"New study suggests lizards know basking in the sun regulates their vitamin D levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick&#8217;s longstanding work showing that domesticated komodo dragons in North America are light deprived and, thus, suffer from vitamin D deficiency without being exposed to UV light has taken another twist.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/2009-04-23-more-sun-less-cranky-tanningnews-copy.jpg\" title=\"2009-04-23-more-sun-less-cranky-tanningnews-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/2009-04-23-more-sun-less-cranky-tanningnews-copy.thumbnail.jpg\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px\" alt=\"2009-04-23-more-sun-less-cranky-tanningnews-copy.jpg\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a>A new study has shown that lizards in their natural tropical habitats appear to know how much sunlight they need to make vitamin D.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lounging lizard might not bask just for warmth \u2014 it may be getting a much-needed hit of vitamin D,&#8221; Science News reported this week. &#8220;A new study reports that panther chameleons set their sunbathing schedule depending on how much vitamin D they need. The research, published online and in the May\/June Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, shows how adept animals are at responding to bodily needs and has implications for how conservation groups, zoos and pet owners care for their reptilian critters, scientists say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Doctors concluded that the lizards could gauge their vitamin D status and adjust their sun-basking habits accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This study shows that the animal kingdom has come to grips that the best source of vitamin D is sunlight, and that humans who think they should be getting vitamin D from supplements may have to catch up with the lizards,&#8221; Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said.<\/p>\n<p>To read Science News coverage of the story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/view\/generic\/id\/42797\/title\/Lizards_sunbathe_for_another_reason\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick&#8217;s longstanding work showing that domesticated komodo dragons in North America are light deprived and, thus, suffer from vitamin D deficiency without being exposed to UV light has taken another twist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","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>New study suggests lizards know basking in the sun regulates their vitamin D levels - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It turns out Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick&#039;s longstanding work showing that domesticated komodo dragons in North America are light deprived and, thus, suffer from vitamin D deficiency without being exposed to UV light has taken another twist. A new study has shown that lizards in their natural tropical habitats appear to know how much sunlight they need to make vitamin D. &quot;A lounging lizard might not bask just for warmth \u2014 it may be getting a much-needed hit of vitamin D,&quot; Science News reported this week. &quot;A new study reports that panther chameleons set their sunbathing schedule depending on how much vitamin D they need. The research, published online and in the May\/June Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, shows how adept animals are at responding to bodily needs and has implications for how conservation groups, zoos and pet owners care for their reptilian critters, scientists say.&quot; Doctors concluded that the lizards could gauge their vitamin D status and adjust their sun-basking habits accordingly. &quot;This study shows that the animal kingdom has come to grips that the best source of vitamin D is sunlight, and that humans who think they should be getting vitamin D from supplements may have to catch up with the lizards,&quot; Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. 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A new study has shown that lizards in their natural tropical habitats appear to know how much sunlight they need to make vitamin D. &quot;A lounging lizard might not bask just for warmth \u2014 it may be getting a much-needed hit of vitamin D,&quot; Science News reported this week. &quot;A new study reports that panther chameleons set their sunbathing schedule depending on how much vitamin D they need. The research, published online and in the May\/June Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, shows how adept animals are at responding to bodily needs and has implications for how conservation groups, zoos and pet owners care for their reptilian critters, scientists say.&quot; Doctors concluded that the lizards could gauge their vitamin D status and adjust their sun-basking habits accordingly. &quot;This study shows that the animal kingdom has come to grips that the best source of vitamin D is sunlight, and that humans who think they should be getting vitamin D from supplements may have to catch up with the lizards,&quot; Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. 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A new study has shown that lizards in their natural tropical habitats appear to know how much sunlight they need to make vitamin D. \"A lounging lizard might not bask just for warmth \u2014 it may be getting a much-needed hit of vitamin D,\" Science News reported this week. \"A new study reports that panther chameleons set their sunbathing schedule depending on how much vitamin D they need. The research, published online and in the May\/June Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, shows how adept animals are at responding to bodily needs and has implications for how conservation groups, zoos and pet owners care for their reptilian critters, scientists say.\" Doctors concluded that the lizards could gauge their vitamin D status and adjust their sun-basking habits accordingly. \"This study shows that the animal kingdom has come to grips that the best source of vitamin D is sunlight, and that humans who think they should be getting vitamin D from supplements may have to catch up with the lizards,\" Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. 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