Vit D from Sun

Hi, can any body tell me how to get vit d from sun? I am very insufficient of vit D. Thanks in advance.

[steviecat]

Have you been tested for defficiency? If so, what was the result? If you are very low, you may need to supplement. But without actual numbers from a blood test, it is difficult to be more precise.

[Gretna99]

Go on the NHS website and search vitamin D. There's good information on there. Basically if you spend lots of time outdoors in the spring/summer most people will get enough vitamin d. In autumn/winter the nhs advise to take supplements or increase vit d food intake. I hardly ever spend time in the sun and have just had bloods done to test if I'm deficient. I would imagine I am. I'm going to start taking supplements daily.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Hidden To benefit from sun exposure, you need to have as much bare skin as possible, without sunscreen, but without burning or tanning, during the middle of the day. I think 20-30 minutes is recommended but it depends on your skin colour.

See vitamindcouncil.org/about-v...

If you get tested, the recommended level is 100-150nmol/L (or 40-60ng/ml).

[Hidden]

When ever i am taking vit d, i am feeling very bad, gradually i am becoming sick. plz suggest me.

[ITYFIALMCTT]

NHS guidance - nhs.uk/Livewell/Summerhealt...

There's no generally agreed level of how much sunshine exposure because it varies.

"Most people can make enough vitamin D from being out in the sun daily for short periods with their forearms, hands or lower legs uncovered and without sunscreen from late March or early April to the end of September, especially from 11am to 3pm.

It's not known exactly how much time is needed in the sun to make enough vitamin D to meet the body's requirements. This is because there are a number of factors that can affect how vitamin D is made, such as your skin colour or how much skin you have exposed. But you should be careful not to burn in the sun, so take care to cover up, or protect your skin with sunscreen, before your skin starts to turn red or burn.

People with dark skin, such as those of African, African-Caribbean or south Asian origin, will need to spend longer in the sun to produce the same amount of vitamin D as someone with lighter skin."