We often get questions about tanning and vitamin D levels. We have always discouraged tanning as a means for increasing vitamin D because of the increased risk for skin cancer. Furthermore, vitamin D can be easily obtained from dietary supplements. Now this article exposes how one tanning bed user actually developed toxic levels of Vitamin D:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/06/03/can-tanning-beds-cause-vitamin-toxicity/nzWi7j43GzQ83QlKACKQkL/story.html
Tanning and Vitamin D
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