Vitamin D - Better Health Channel.
Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium from food and drinks you consume. The bulk of our vitamin D intake comes from direct sunlight hitting the skin. A person who has very low levels of sunlight exposure is at risk of vitamin D ... [... more]
Better Health |
Top 10 sun myths
Children need a lot of direct sun exposure, or they will develop a vitamin D deficiency. The average child in NSW gets enough Vitamin D from their everyday activities, even when well protected with hats, sunscreen and clothing. If my baby is ... [... more]
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Are there beneficial effects of UV radiation?
The sun's rays provide warmth and light that enhance your general feeling of well-being and stimulate blood circulation. Some UV radiation is essential to the body as it stimulates the production of vitamin D. Vitamin D has an important function ... [... more]
World Health Organization |
What is vitamin D?
Research has shown that exposing babies and children to the sun, especially during the middle of the day in summer, increases the risk of skin damage and skin cancers later in life, but some small amount of sun exposure is needed to keep us ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Avoid the sun
Spending time in the sun is actually important. We get valuable Vitamin D from sunlight. Problems arise when we spend too much time in the sun without protection. Suntans are actually a sign that your skin is being damaged. Ultraviolet (UV) ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Wear clothes
Spending some time in sunlight is useful. We get vitamin D from sunlight, but we donâEURt need much time in the sun to get enough vitamin D. Problems happen when we spend too much time in the sun without protection. Having a tan is actually a ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Rickets - Better Health Channel.
Rickets is a bone disease of early childhood. Symptoms include soft and weakened bones due to a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphorus. Causes include lack of sunlight, nutritional deficiencies and disorders of the liver, kidney or small ... [... more]
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