Books: Chasing the Sun: The New Science of Sunlight and How it Shapes Our Bodies and Minds: Let There be Light

摘要

The sun has had bad press. As GPs we correctly declaim grim warnings to our patients about skin cancer. We rightly warn of the sharp rise in malignant melanomas, the risks of sunbathing on holidays, and frequenting those tanning salons that benight our high streets. On the other hand, we are aware of the sun’s benefits in the production of vitamin D. My results inbox daily has at least one patient with low vitamin D, and we seem to be testing it for a range of conditions, physical and psychological, with a corresponding increase in prescribed vitamin D supplementation.