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Regular Use of Sunscreen on Vitamin D Levels

Regular Use of Sunscreen on Vitamin D Levels Abstract We congratulate Marks and his colleagues1 for their article in the April 1995 issue of the Archives that presented a carefully controlled study assessing the effect of regular sunscreen use on vitamin D levels in an Australian population. Their results support their conclusion that when a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 17 is applied daily (at least most of the time) to the head, neck, forearms, and the dorsal aspect of the hands at least once in the morning, before going outdoors, that there was no significant effect on the vitamin D status of their subjects as determined by measuring serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) levels. This study is consistent with our previous observation that patients with skin cancer, who always wear a sunscreen, had low serum levels of 25-OH-D.2 One of the explanations for why there may not have been any significant difference in the change in References 1. Marks R, Foley PA,Jolley D, Knight KR, Harrison J, Thompson S. The effect of regular sunscreen use of vitamin D levels in an Australian population . Arch Dermatol. 1995;131:415-421.Crossref 2. Matsuoka LY, Wortsman J, Hanifan N, Holick MF. Chronic sunscreen use decreases circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D: a preliminary study . Arch Dermatol. 1988;124:1802-1804.Crossref 3. Holick MF. Sunlight, vitamin D and human health . In: Holick MF, Jung EG, eds. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Biological Effects of Light . Berlin, Germany: Walter De Gruyter & Co; 1994:3-15. 4. Matsuoka LY, Wortsman J, Hollis B. Use of topical sunscreen for the evaluation of regional synthesis of vitamin D3 . J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990;22:772-775.Crossref 5. Reid IR, Gallagher DJA, Bosworth J. Prophylaxis against vitamin D deficiency in the elderly by regular sunlight exposure . Age Ageing. 1985;15:35-40.Crossref 6. McKenna MJ. Differences in vitamin D status between countries in young adults and the elderly . Am J Med. 1992;93:69-77.Crossref 7. Tjellesen L, Christiansen C. Seasonal variation of vitamin D metabolites in normal adults: a longitudinal study . In: Norman A, Schaefer K, Herrath DV, Grigoleit HG, eds. Vitamin D: Chemical Biochemical and Clinical Endocrinology of Calcium Metabolism . Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter & Co; 1982:49-51. 8. Oliveri MB, Ladizesky M, Mautalen CA, Alonso A, Martinez L. Seasonal variations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city of the world . Bone Miner. 1993;20:99-108.Crossref 9. Matsuoka LY, Ide L, Wortsman J, MacLaughlin JA, Holick MF. Sunscreens suppress cutaneous vitamin D3 synthesis . J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1987;64: 1165-1168.Crossref 10. Holick MF. Vitamin D: new horizons for the 21st century . Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;60:619-630. McCollum Award Lecture, 1994. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

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Abstract We congratulate Marks and his colleagues1 for their article in the April 1995 issue of the Archives that presented a carefully controlled study assessing the effect of regular sunscreen use on vitamin D levels in an Australian population. Their results support their conclusion that when a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 17 is applied daily (at least most of the time) to the head, neck, forearms, and the dorsal aspect of the hands at least once in the morning, before going outdoors, that there was no significant effect on the vitamin D status of their subjects as determined by measuring serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) levels. This study is consistent with our previous observation that patients with skin cancer, who always wear a sunscreen, had low serum levels of 25-OH-D.2 One of the explanations for why there may not have been any significant difference in the change in References 1. Marks R, Foley PA,Jolley D, Knight KR, Harrison J, Thompson S. The effect of regular sunscreen use of vitamin D levels in an Australian population . Arch Dermatol. 1995;131:415-421.Crossref 2. Matsuoka LY, Wortsman J, Hanifan N, Holick MF. Chronic sunscreen use decreases circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D: a preliminary study . Arch Dermatol. 1988;124:1802-1804.Crossref 3. Holick MF. Sunlight, vitamin D and human health . In: Holick MF, Jung EG, eds. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Biological Effects of Light . Berlin, Germany: Walter De Gruyter & Co; 1994:3-15. 4. Matsuoka LY, Wortsman J, Hollis B. Use of topical sunscreen for the evaluation of regional synthesis of vitamin D3 . J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990;22:772-775.Crossref 5. Reid IR, Gallagher DJA, Bosworth J. Prophylaxis against vitamin D deficiency in the elderly by regular sunlight exposure . Age Ageing. 1985;15:35-40.Crossref 6. McKenna MJ. Differences in vitamin D status between countries in young adults and the elderly . Am J Med. 1992;93:69-77.Crossref 7. Tjellesen L, Christiansen C. Seasonal variation of vitamin D metabolites in normal adults: a longitudinal study . In: Norman A, Schaefer K, Herrath DV, Grigoleit HG, eds. Vitamin D: Chemical Biochemical and Clinical Endocrinology of Calcium Metabolism . Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter & Co; 1982:49-51. 8. Oliveri MB, Ladizesky M, Mautalen CA, Alonso A, Martinez L. Seasonal variations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city of the world . Bone Miner. 1993;20:99-108.Crossref 9. Matsuoka LY, Ide L, Wortsman J, MacLaughlin JA, Holick MF. Sunscreens suppress cutaneous vitamin D3 synthesis . J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1987;64: 1165-1168.Crossref 10. Holick MF. Vitamin D: new horizons for the 21st century . Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;60:619-630. McCollum Award Lecture, 1994.

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Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1995

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