NUTRITION BAR CLAIMS TO HELP YOU SUNTAN

NUTRITION BAR CLAIMS TO HELP YOU SUNTAN

PLANTATION, Fla. (Wireless Flash) -- You've heard of tan in a can -- now there's "tan in a bar." A new chewable health bar supposedly improves your tan by increasing the amount of melanin in your skin, which makes it easier to tan -- even if you don't go out in the sun. The $2 bars -- called Quick Tan -- contain nutritional supplements including beta carotene, vitamin B-6 and an amino acid called "tyrosine." But the tanning bar's claims have Boston University endocrinologist Dr. Michael Holick turning pale. Holick says there's no medical evidence that you can tan by taking any nutritional supplements.