In order to stay healthy, you need to spend daily in the bright sun for at least 15-20 minutes. Such a statement was made by the American dermatologist Dr. Michael Holick from the Boston Medical School, according to an online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net According to the expert, the generally accepted opinion about the danger of sunlight (and it is known that ultraviolet radiation can cause sunburn or even skin cancer) and recommendations "to avoid exposure to bright sunlight" are only partially legitimate.

The fact that without sunlight in the human body stops the synthesis of active forms of vitamin D (it enters the body in an inactive state and is activated in the skin under the influence of ultraviolet radiation).

The lack of this vitamin can lead to much more dangerous consequences than sunburn - it is necessary for the formation of bone tissue and other biochemical processes.

A scientist recommends being in the sun 15-20 minutes a day - two or three times for 5-7 minutes. This is enough to ensure that the body has managed to "create reserves" of active vitamin D, but too little for the ultraviolet to have had its negative effect.

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