by Mark Jenkins (Author), M . F . Holick (Author)
According to Dr Michael Holick of the Boston University School of Medicine and America's leading expert on Vitamin D, the scare tactics of international health leaders about the potential hazards of sun exposure have gone too far. Their exaggerated warnings about the sun's harmful effects have led to public misconceptions that is threatening our overall health. As a result, we in the midst of a 'silent epidemic' of vitamin D deficiency in the West that has widespread repercussions. With the UV Advantage, Dr Holick is the first highly credentialed doctor to author a book that proclaims the clinically demonstrated benefits of sensible sun exposure on bone, cellular, organ, autoimmune and mood-related health.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Published: 05 Jul 2004
ISBN 10: 0743486471
ISBN 13: 9780743486477