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If what this scientist is saying is correct, vitamin D might be taking credit from other substances in our skin which also get activated by sunlight, in helping to fight heart disease etc. What got him on to this, was the simple fact that, vitamin D supplements didn't make any difference in fighting heart disease but the vitamin D produced by the sun "appeared" (and the key word is "appeared") to have that beneficial effect. So, basically, he goes on to say that, whatever we are getting from the sun that helps fighting heart disease, is not the vitamin D but something else (nitric oxide). It seems that, unlike what happens with vitamin D, to get the benefits of it, you are not "specifically" after UV-b rays but after all UV rays. He still says Vitamin D is important for other reasons though: http://tinyurl.com/ojcw8zb
Diet Calendar Entry for 09 March 2014:
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1473 kcal
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Fat: 61.34g | Prot: 76.95g | Carb: 157.48g.
Breakfast: Whole Milk, Dried Fig, cherry tomato, goji berries, Water, Pistachio Nuts, Hazelnuts or Filberts Nuts, Cashew Nuts, Almonds, Dried Pumpkin and Squash Seed Kernels, Raisins, Dried Apricot, Sesame Seeds, Walnuts, Whole Milk. Lunch: Cherry Tomatoes, White Rice, Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: Cashew Nuts, Whole Milk. more...
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