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 Women who enjoy sunbathing may actually be doing it more for their health rather than looking good. In a recent study by researchers from King's College London, it was discovered that women who have higher levels of vitamin D tend to be healthier than others, as well as be "biologically younger" than others.
Brent Richards, lead researcher of the study, said that from the 2,160 women aged 18 to 79 included in the study, it was concluded that sunlight, one of the sources of vitamin D, might also play a role on age-related illnesses such as heart disease.
He had this to say on the matter:
These results are exciting because they demonstrate for the first time that people who have higher levels of vitamin D may age more slowly than people with lower levels of vitamin D. This could help to explain how vitamin D has a proactive effect on many aging related diseases, such as heart disease and cancer.
As to why this particular case was specific to women was because of their normally longer leukocyte telomere length. Telomeres are clear indicators of biological aging and the study showed that women with higher vitamin D levels tend to have longer telomeres.
The study was published in the latest edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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