This can be very confusing!! According to the advice from Cancer Research in the UK, we hear that a dose of midday sun can be good for you. After years of urging us to cover up, it is now recommended to get short spells of the sun when it’s at its highest. The advice now comes because there are some concerns that our levels of Vitamin D, at times, can be too low. 

Although Vitamin D is found in some foods, most of it comes from sunlight exposure – most of us just don’t have enough of it. But a confidential statement being prepared by the charity acknowledges that the evidence about the benefits of vitamin D is growing. The vitamin is vital for calcium absorption and bone health, and could help ward off Alzheimer’s. Recent research has shown that vitamin D supplements are as good as some drugs at keeping prostate cancer under control – and it is said that taking supplements in pregnancy and childhood could wipe out 80 per cent of cases of multiple sclerosis.

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