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As the days become shorter and sunshine becomes rarer, the issue of vitamin D deficiency once again comes to the fore. Can the solarium help to replenish these?
Kassel – A vitamin D deficiency can manifest itself in very different ways. Common symptoms are fatigue and muscle or bone pain. A deficiency of this important vitamin is harmful to your health and has an enormous impact on everyday life.
But what can help against a vitamin D deficiency? Since the vitamin is also called the sun vitamin, one might come to the conclusion that a visit to the solarium could help, but is that really the case or is it a myth?
Does it make sense to go to the solarium to replenish your vitamin D stores? (Symbolic photo) © Armin Weigel/dpa
Solarium against vitamin D deficiency? This is what you should know
Vitamin D is not only necessary for bone health, but also for many other metabolic processes in the body. Normally, the human body produces the vitamin independently when our skin comes into contact with UV rays. But does this also apply to the solarium? No, because it is only a certain proportion of this radiation that stimulates vitamin D formation.
Like that Federal Office for Radiation Protection explains, it is UVB radiation that stimulates this vitamin production. “The UV radiation in modern solariums has no or usually only a small proportion of UV-B radiation,” said the Federal Office. Vitamin D production can only be stimulated in solariums that also use UVB radiation. And there is another catch.
Editor’s note
The information provided in this article does not replace seeing a doctor. Only professionals can make the correct diagnosis and initiate appropriate therapy. The use of medication or nutritional supplements should be discussed with a doctor beforehand.
Go to the tanning salon to stimulate vitamin D production? That’s what experts say
Both UV-B and UV radiation in general have a disadvantage: they can cause the development of various types of skin cancer. The Federal Office therefore emphasizes: “The simultaneous and inseparable health risks of carcinogenic UV radiation far outweigh the advantage of UV-initiated vitamin D formation. Internationally, it is therefore not recommended to use solariums to produce vitamin D.”
For healthy adults with a body weight within the normal spectrum, direct sunlight is completely sufficient to ensure a healthy vitamin D concentration in the body. The German Society for Nutrition (DGE) has guidelines for the Latitudes 47 to 55 N° published. What is important here is that a Quarter of the body surface must be exposed directly to sunlight. In its list, the DGE only took skin types 1 to 3 into account, i.e. very light to light brown skin tones. All values at a glance:
10 to 20 minutes/15 to 25 minutes5 to 10 minutes/10 to 15 minutes10 to 20 minutes/15 to 25 minutestSource: DGE
Vitamin D deficiency suspected? What you should do then
Vitamin D supplements should not be taken without the advice of your doctor. The DGE explains: “Since a majority of the healthy German population is not expected to have a vitamin D deficiency, the vitamin D supply should only be determined if there is a reasonable suspicion of a deficiency or in people at risk.” (Sophia Lother )
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