{"id":19544,"date":"2017-05-30T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=19544"},"modified":"2017-05-30T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T15:03:43","slug":"tanners-have-highest-vitamin-d-levels-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/tanners-have-highest-vitamin-d-levels-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanners Have Canada\u2019s Highest Vitamin D Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People who use sunbeds have the highest vitamin D levels of any group in Canada, according to a study by Dr. Gerry Schwalfenberg, an Edmonton physician who has written several papers on vitamin D.<\/p>\n<p>According to Schwalfenberg\u2019s paper, regular sunbed users have mean vitamin D levels of 94 nmol\/L \u2014 or 38 ng\/ml. In contrast, the Canadian average was around 68 nmol\/L \u2014 or 27 ng\/ml. Although vitamin D experts recommend vitamin D levels between 100-150 nmol\/L (40-60 ng\/ml), sunbed users as a group had the highest levels in Schwalfenberg review of Canadian data.<\/p>\n<p>Schwalfenberg\u2019s paper, Addressing vitamin D deficiency in Canada: A public health innovation whose time has come, was published in the journal Public Health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vitamindsociety.org\/pdf\/Schwalfenberg%202010%20-%20Addressing%20vitamin%20D%20deficiency%20in%20Canada.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>To read the study, click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>\u00a0SmartTan.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&#8217;t say in your tanning salon business.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>\u00a9 2017 International Smart Tan Network. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who use sunbeds have the highest vitamin D levels of any group in Canada, according to a study by Dr. Gerry Schwalfenberg, an Edmonton physician who has written several papers on vitamin D. According to Schwalfenberg\u2019s paper, regular sunbed users have mean vitamin D levels of 94 nmol\/L \u2014 or 38 ng\/ml. 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