What are some foods rich in vitamin D?

Sunlight is a major source of vitamin D. Be careful not to get carried away with it though due to a risk of skin cancer.

Sunlight is by far the main source outside of pills. Just don’t get burned (don’t wear sunblock either) and you may even reduce your risk of skin cancer.

If you are a recovered anorexic you must have had a nutritionist or at least a doctor helping you with this stuff? You really should consult them?

I’m not quite sure how sunlight reduces your risk of skin cancer. You should absolutely wear sun screen!

Cancer is nothing but an overgrowth of cells. Normally cells undergo apoptosis, or cell suicide, when there is something wrong with the cell. Sometimes a cell could be a mutation which causes itself to reproduce wildly, in which case apoptosis comes in handy.

In cancer, apoptosis does not occur which means you have many cells wildly reproducing. The UV rays that the sun produces has a tendency to damage the genetic material of cells, therefore putting you at a higher risk of your cells mutating.

There are many other factors that go into getting cancer, but if you can cut down some of the risk I suggest that you do. Please wear sunscreen. Your body will still be able to absorb vitamin D.

Studies show regions with more sunlight have lower rates of skin cancer. Studies on rabbits show those exposed to UV and that got enough vitamins C and E had lower rates of skin cancer. One study shows people more prone to sunburns are also more prone to skin cancer, which is a bit of a dubious way of making a connection. UV lamps were shown to decrease your chance of a cold by 50% for those stuck inside. UV is necessary and healthy for various things in the body. Looking at it purely as a source of damage is ignoring the body’s ability to harness it, and the body’s ability to repair any damage with the right resources. For one thing melanoma, the type of cancer in 90% of skin cancers, has been proven to have absolutely nothing to do with UV light. Just don’t overdo the sun exposure and it’ll be beneficial. 20 minutes is plenty to make tons of vitamin D, and you can start with less time if you have sensitive skin.

The scariest part is that some sunblocks don’t block all forms of UV light, so you can kill the benefit while increasing your chance of skin cancer from the extra time spent outside. I think the newer ones are better about this but make sure the one you use blocks all wavelengths of UV light. And no, you will not get vitamin D while wearing sunblock you need UV light to make vitamin D. Please look it up or at the very least google your information before posting a guess.