Published August 2026 in Daily Mail
Article Excerpt
Stepping out into the sunlight can regulate sleep cycles, lower blood pressure and enhance mental health. But it also provides us with 90 per cent of our vitamin D.
While food sources of it include fatty fish and egg yolks, the Cleveland Clinic estimates that 35 percent of adults in the United States have vitamin D deficiency.
Dr Mike Ellis, a licensed internal medicine physician and the medical director of Keep Glowing Medical Spa in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, told the Daily Mail that the reasons for this are 'multifaceted.'
'People are spending less time outdoors and getting less sun exposure now than that have in the past as more people spend time indoors or apply a strong SPF to protect against dangerous UV radiation and decrease cancer risk or skin aging.
'There is an increasing number of people who are overweight and obese, the fat in our body will retain vitamin D leaving less available in the bloodstream, along with the obesity trend is the poor diets many Americans eat that lack good sources of vitamin D.'
He continued: 'Other reasons which can decrease vitamin D are medications such as common medications taken to treat high cholesterol and weight loss medications, as well as poor intestinal absorption from conditions that cause inflammation of the gut.'
Low vitamin D levels can result in effects on the body such as muscle weakness, weak bones, impaired immunity and changes in mood including anxiety and depression.
So what is the solution?
