1400 IU of Vitamin D from Summer noonday German sun from a 10 minute walk – Feb 2018

Impact of Orientation on the Vitamin D Weighted Exposure of a Human in an Urban Environment.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Aug 16;14(8). pii: E920. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14080920.

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10 minute walk at noon on a clear day in Germany (no clouds, haze, smog)

Spring head + hands 7% of skin1400 IU
Summer head + hands + arms20% of skin250 IU

Note:

  1. Assumes White skin
    Dark skin can be 2X to 5X less responsive
  2. Assumes not obese
    more than half of Vitamin D goes to fat cells, not to the body
  3. Assumes young
    only about 1/3 as much vitamin D is generated by elderly skin
  4. Assumes same amount generated by each skin area
    see Little Vitamin D generated by face and hands - June 2015
  5. Assumes an unspecified amount of head hair
  6. Assumes same skin response regardless of the time of year
    seems unlikely
  7. Vitamin D winter does not appear to exist

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No – 10 minutes per day of sun-UVB is NOT enough contains the following summary

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Schrempf M1, Thuns N2, Lange K3, Seckmeyer G4.
1 Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. schrempf@muk.uni-hannover.de.
2 Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. thuns@muk.uni-hannover.de.
3 Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. lange@muk.uni-hannover.de.
4 Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany. seckmeyer@muk.uni-hannover.de.

The vitamin D₃-weighted UV exposure of a human with vertical posture was calculated for urban locations to investigate the impact of orientation and obstructions on the exposure. Human exposure was calculated by using the 3D geometry of a human and integrating the radiance, i.e., the radiant energy from the direct solar beam and the diffuse sky radiation from different incident and azimuth angles. Obstructions of the sky are derived from hemispherical images, which are recorded by a digital camera with a fisheye lens. Due to the low reflectivity of most surfaces in the UV range, the radiance from obstructed sky regions was neglected. For spring equinox (21 March), the exposure of a human model with winter clothing in an environment where obstructions cover 40% of the sky varies by up to 25%, depending on the orientation of the human model to the sun. The calculation of the accumulated vitamin D₃-weighted exposure of a human with winter clothing walking during lunch break shows that human exposure is reduced by the obstruction of buildings and vegetation by 40%.


PMID: 28813022 PMCID: PMC5577621 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14080920

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