{"id":5133,"date":"2010-12-17T04:00:59","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/index.php\/get-mid-day-sun-british-report\/"},"modified":"2010-12-17T04:00:59","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T08:00:59","slug":"get-mid-day-sun-british-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/get-mid-day-sun-british-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Mid-Day Sun: British Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A consortium of British public health groups has done an about-face, recommending that British citizens go out and get non-burning levels of mid-day sun to make sufficient vitamin D.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing out in the midday sun without sunscreen is good for you, health experts have said,\u201d London\u2019s Daily Mail reported on Thursday. \u201cThe latest advic<a href=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/middaysun.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5137\" title=\"middaysun\" src=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/middaysun.jpg\" alt=\"middaysun\" width=\"280\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a>e recommends ten to 15 minutes\u2019 exposure to help boost vitamin D levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail story reports on a \u201cConsensus Vitamin D Position Statement\u201d issued by the British Association of Dermatologists, Cancer Research UK, Diabetes UK, the Multiple Sclerosis Society and several other public health groups. According to that statement, \u201cVitamin D is essential for good bone health and for most people sunlight is the most important source of vitamin D.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The groups recognize &#8220;The time required to make sufficient vitamin D varies according to a number of environmental, physical and personal factors, but is typically short and less than the amount of time needed for skin to redden and burn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sunburn prevention seems to be the key, although the groups do not recognize indoor tanning as a viable vitamin D option. The groups are still under the impression that indoor tanning typically leads to sunburns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enjoying the sun safely, while taking care not to burn, can help to provide the benefits of vitamin D without unduly raising the risk of skin cancer,&#8221; the Position Statement said, recognizing that optimal and sufficient vitamin D levels are still subject to debate.<\/p>\n<p>Why the change?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe change of opinion comes amid concern that people may not be getting optimal levels of vitamin D \u2014 around 90 per cent of the body\u2019s supply comes from the action of sunlight on the skin,\u201d The Daily Mail reported. \u201cThe new message from Cancer Research UK is \u2018Never be red at the end of the day.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the group still hasn&#8217;t seen the light about professional indoor tanning, the &#8216;never be read at the end of the day&#8217; is the same message the professional sunbed community teaches.<\/p>\n<p>To read the Daily Mail story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-1339174\/Britons-SHOULD-midday-sun-Vitamin-D.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A consortium of British public health groups has done an about-face, recommending that British citizens go out and get non-burning levels of mid-day sun to make sufficient vitamin D. \u201cGoing out in the midday sun without sunscreen is good for you, health experts have said,\u201d London\u2019s Daily Mail reported on Thursday. \u201cThe latest advice recommends [&hellip;]<\/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-5133","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>Get Mid-Day Sun: British Report - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A consortium of British public health groups has done an about-face, recommending that British citizens go out and get non-burning levels of mid-day sun to make sufficient vitamin D. \u201cGoing out in the midday sun without sunscreen is good for you, health experts have said,\u201d London\u2019s Daily Mail reported on Thursday. \u201cThe latest advice recommends ten to 15 minutes\u2019 exposure to help boost vitamin D levels.\u201d The Daily Mail story reports on a \u201cConsensus Vitamin D Position Statement\u201d issued by the British Association of Dermatologists, Cancer Research UK, Diabetes UK, the Multiple Sclerosis Society and several other public health groups. According to that statement, \u201cVitamin D is essential for good bone health and for most people sunlight is the most important source of vitamin D.&quot; The groups recognize &quot;The time required to make sufficient vitamin D varies according to a number of environmental, physical and personal factors, but is typically short and less than the amount of time needed for skin to redden and burn.&quot; Sunburn prevention seems to be the key, although the groups do not recognize indoor tanning as a viable vitamin D option. The groups are still under the impression that indoor tanning typically leads to sunburns. &quot;Enjoying the sun safely, while taking care not to burn, can help to provide the benefits of vitamin D without unduly raising the risk of skin cancer,&quot; the Position Statement said, recognizing that optimal and sufficient vitamin D levels are still subject to debate. Why the change? \u201cThe change of opinion comes amid concern that people may not be getting optimal levels of vitamin D \u2014 around 90 per cent of the body\u2019s supply comes from the action of sunlight on the skin,\u201d The Daily Mail reported. \u201cThe new message from Cancer Research UK is \u2018Never be red at the end of the day.\u2019\u201d While the group still hasn&#039;t seen the light about professional indoor tanning, the &#039;never be read at the end of the day&#039; is the same message the professional sunbed community teaches. 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According to that statement, \u201cVitamin D is essential for good bone health and for most people sunlight is the most important source of vitamin D.&quot; The groups recognize &quot;The time required to make sufficient vitamin D varies according to a number of environmental, physical and personal factors, but is typically short and less than the amount of time needed for skin to redden and burn.&quot; Sunburn prevention seems to be the key, although the groups do not recognize indoor tanning as a viable vitamin D option. The groups are still under the impression that indoor tanning typically leads to sunburns. &quot;Enjoying the sun safely, while taking care not to burn, can help to provide the benefits of vitamin D without unduly raising the risk of skin cancer,&quot; the Position Statement said, recognizing that optimal and sufficient vitamin D levels are still subject to debate. Why the change? \u201cThe change of opinion comes amid concern that people may not be getting optimal levels of vitamin D \u2014 around 90 per cent of the body\u2019s supply comes from the action of sunlight on the skin,\u201d The Daily Mail reported. \u201cThe new message from Cancer Research UK is \u2018Never be red at the end of the day.\u2019\u201d While the group still hasn&#039;t seen the light about professional indoor tanning, the &#039;never be read at the end of the day&#039; is the same message the professional sunbed community teaches. 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According to that statement, \u201cVitamin D is essential for good bone health and for most people sunlight is the most important source of vitamin D.\" The groups recognize \"The time required to make sufficient vitamin D varies according to a number of environmental, physical and personal factors, but is typically short and less than the amount of time needed for skin to redden and burn.\" Sunburn prevention seems to be the key, although the groups do not recognize indoor tanning as a viable vitamin D option. The groups are still under the impression that indoor tanning typically leads to sunburns. \"Enjoying the sun safely, while taking care not to burn, can help to provide the benefits of vitamin D without unduly raising the risk of skin cancer,\" the Position Statement said, recognizing that optimal and sufficient vitamin D levels are still subject to debate. Why the change? \u201cThe change of opinion comes amid concern that people may not be getting optimal levels of vitamin D \u2014 around 90 per cent of the body\u2019s supply comes from the action of sunlight on the skin,\u201d The Daily Mail reported. \u201cThe new message from Cancer Research UK is \u2018Never be red at the end of the day.\u2019\u201d While the group still hasn't seen the light about professional indoor tanning, the 'never be read at the end of the day' is the same message the professional sunbed community teaches. 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