London, June 20 (IANS) Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been advised to spend more time in the sun to boost her Vitamin D levels as she has a bone disorder.
The ‘Iron Man 2’ actress was diagnosed with osteopenia, a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
‘I suffered a pretty severe Tibial plateau fracture a few years ago (requiring surgery) which lead the orthopaedic surgeon to give me a bone scan, at which point it was discovered I had the beginning stages of osteopenia,’ Paltrow said.
‘This led my doctors in New York to test my Vitamin D levels, which turned out to be the lowest they had ever seen, not a good thing. I went on a prescription strength level of Vitamin D and was told to spend a bit of time in the sun,’ she added.
The 37-year-old said she was confused with the doctors’ advice as she had been told to stay away from harmful sun rays till then.
‘I was curious if this was safe, having been told for years to stay away from its dangerous rays, not to mention a tad bit confused,’ she said.
But now the actress has managed to reverse her Vitamin D deficiency by following her doctors’ advice.
