The Effects of Regular Tanning Bed Use and Increased Vitamin D Status on Serum Markers of Bone Turnover in Healthy Adult Women

Abstract

Background: Vitamin D is a key nutrient in bone health and the vitamin D status of individuals with regular exposure to solar or artifi cial ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation is generally superior to those with limited exposure.

Variability of pre-vitamin D3 effectiveness of UV appliances for skin tanning

“…Recently Peterson et al [4] commented that there was only one other study examining the vitamin D status of regular users of indoor tanning facilities and indicated the study on vitamin D and bone density of Tangpricha et al [5]. However, there have been a number of studies that use standard indoor tanning equipment and facilities to study UV induced vitamin D in human patients and volunteers [6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”