Periodicals > Beach Buzz > Volume 3, Number 5
| Name: | Shining a Light on the Health Benefits of Vitamin D |
| Authors: | Dreifus, Claudia |
| Indexed Date: | 3 Oct. 2024 |
| Index Status: | Complete |
| Original Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Citation: | Dreifus, Claudia. “Shining a Light on the Health Benefits of Vitamin D.” Beach Buzz, Volume 3, Number 5, May 2003, p. 6, https://www.beachesfoundation.org |
Summary
Dr. Michael F. Holick, a 56-year-old endocrinologist, avidly advocates for the importance of vitamin D in maintaining bone health, metabolic functions, and preventing various diseases. He emphasizes the role of proper sunlight exposure as the main source of vitamin D and recommends moderate outdoor sun exposure without sunscreen to prevent vitamin D deficiency, particularly for those who live in northerly places. Additionally, he suggests a minimum of 400 units of vitamin D in a daily multivitamin to maintain adequate levels of the vitamin.