Exploring the Role of Vitamin D. Comments on Fleury et al. Sun Exposure and Its Effects on Human Health: Mechanisms through Which Sun Exposure Could Reduce the Risk of Developing Obesity and Cardiometabolic Dysfunction. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 999

Barbara J. Boucher, William B. Grant and Harjit Pal Bhattoa
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Barbara J. Boucher: The Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E12AT, UK
William B. Grant: Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center, PO Box 641603, San Francisco, CA 94164, USA
Harjit Pal Bhattoa: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei Blvd 98, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-2

Abstract: The mechanistic data presented in this interesting review suggests that long-term exposure to safe levels of ultra-violet radiation (UVR) has protective effects against the development of obesity and cardiovascular dysfunction beyond those induced by the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D3 through factors such as the induction of cutaneous NO secretion [1].[...]

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Date: 2016
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