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Vitamin D Deficiency – Causes, Treatments & Diet Tips

Clothing and Sunscreen

Some types of sunscreen and clothing would inhibit or even completely block the ability of your body to synthesize vitamin D from the sun. While it is important to protect yourself against skin cancer, you should also make sure sufficient exposure to sunlight. Do not always wear long-sleeved clothing all the time and apply sunscreen with a high level of SPF. Instead, make sure that you can get around 8 to 15 minutes of exposing to sunlight on a daily basis. [8]