Michael Holick

Michael Holick is an American dermatologist, a professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston University who is known for recommending exposure to sunlight 2 to 3 times per week for photosynthesis of Vitamin D. He was asked to resign from his position in dermatology at Boston University in 2004 after writing the book "The UV Advantage".[1]

References

  1. ^ Ballantyne, Coco (January 30, 2009), "Five years after being fired from one post, sun exposure proponent keeps up the fight", Scientific American, http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=five-years-after-being-fired-sun-ex-2009-01-30 .