Sunlight and Your Health

Sources Medically Reviewed on 02/08/2020 Reviewed by Sabrina Felson, MD on February 08, 2020
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SOURCES:
American Academy of Ophthalmology: “Natural Light May Benefit Seniors' Biorhythms, Sleep and Health,” “Exercise for Eyes and Vision,” “The Sun, UV Radiation and Your Eyes.”
American Academy of Pediatrics: “Jaundice in Newborns: Parent FAQs.”
Environmental Health Perspectives: “Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health.”
American Academy of Family Physicians: “Effects of Sun Exposure.”
Harvard Health Publications: “Benefits of moderate sun exposure,” “A prescription for better health: go alfresco.”
JAMA Ophthalmology: “Association Between Myopia, Ultraviolet B Radiation Exposure, Serum Vitamin D Concentrations, and Genetic Polymorphisms in Vitamin D Metabolic Pathways in a Multicountry European Study.”
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience: “How to increase serotonin in the human brain without drugs.”
Mayo Clinic: “Sunless tanning: What you need to know,” “Rickets.”
Medscape: “Filtered Sunlight Effective Against Jaundice in Neonates.”
Northwestern University: “Morning Rays Keep Off the Pounds.”
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology: “The influence of sun exposure in childhood and adolescence on atopic disease at adolescence.”
PLOS ONE: “Timing and Intensity of Light Correlate with Body Weight in Adults.”
Skin Cancer Foundation: “Step by Step Self-Examination,” “Early Detection and Self Exams.”
Stanford Medicine: “Filtered sunlight a safe, low-tech treatment for newborn jaundice.”
StudyFinds.org: “Lack Of Sunlight Exposure Behind Winter Weight Gain, Study Finds.”
World Health Organization: “The known health effects of UV.”
Reviewed by Sabrina Felson, MD on February 08, 2020
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