The findings do not mean one should abandon SPF50+. Rather, it means people who use SPF50+ every day might need to start taking vitamin D supplements.
People who use SPF50+ sunscreen every day might need to take vitamin D supplements. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK
A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology found that using SPF50+ sunscreen every day, on all days when the ultraviolet index is forecast to reach three or more, can increase the risk of being vitamin D deficient.
The findings do not mean one should abandon SPF50+. Rather, it means people who use SPF50+ every day might need to start taking vitamin D supplements.
Previous studies found using low SPF sunscreen daily did not cause vitamin D deficiency. However, nobody had assessed the effect of routinely using high SPF sunscreens in everyday life.
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