Re: Vit D and light boxes etc............ » Larry Hoover

Posted by tealady on December 18, 2004, at 18:45:43

In reply to Re: Vit D and light boxes etc............ » TeeJay, posted by Larry Hoover on December 18, 2004, at 9:35:18

>The wavelength of light required to produce vitamin D in the skin is sometimes called UV-B. SAD light boxes are specially filtered to block all UV-B. It is tempting to attribute the influence of phototherapy to vitamin D formation, but it cannot be so.
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Thanks Lar. That fits with the sunburn as a limiter theory.
Guess the light box works maybe as something to do with melatonin?
I guess from imprisonment, hiding etc , people can live totally deprived of sunlight...never heard idea of any effects though.
Jan

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Vit D and light boxes etc............ TeeJay 12/17/04
Re: Vit D and light boxes etc............ » TeeJay tealady 12/18/04
Re: Vit D and light boxes etc............ » TeeJay Larry Hoover 12/18/04
Re: Vit D and light boxes etc............ » Larry Hoover tealady 12/18/04
Re: Vit D and light boxes etc............ » tealady cache-monkey 1/2/05
Thanks.... Interesting (nm) » cache-monkey tealady 1/3/05

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