Fair-skinned people may need extra vitamin D (BBC News Online, 4 October 2011) (1)

04 Oct 2011


A study published in Cancer Causes & Control says that people with fair skin who are more prone to sunburn may not be able to make enough vitamin D. The researchers, from University of Leeds, UK say even with a lot of sun exposure, fair-skinned people may need to take vitamin D supplements.

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