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Sufficient vitamin D is gained primarily from Sun exposure.. typically between 10am and 2pm, I have read that at certain latitudes and times of year the requir

Sufficient vitamin D is gained primarily from Sun exposure.. typically between 10am and 2pm, I have read that at certain latitudes and times of year the required window is considerably less but cannot find a reference. http://www.return2health.net/articles/does-vitamin-d-really-come-from-the-sun/ http://www.return2health.net/articles/does-vitamin-d-really-...

tathougies 9y ago
This is a very caucasian centric viewpoint. The fact is that if you live in higher latitudes and have dark skin, you physically cannot absorb enough vitamin D from sunlight during the winter months. While it is physically possible during the summer, it is not practical to spend hours sunbathing.
- basicplus2 9y ago
  That's a very coloured centric viewpoint. The fact is that the majority of people of planet earth can go out in the sunshine at the right time of day and get 80-90% the vitamin D they need and get the rest from a balanced diet.
  - tathougies 9y ago
    No that is not true at all. In today's world people of all races are living everywhere, so we should give recommendations based off a person's individual health. It is simply not true that a brown skinned person can absorb enough vitamin D from the sun in the northern latitudes. I said the above viewpoint was caucasian centric because it assumed that everyone could get enough vitamin D from the sun. My response is not 'coloured'-centric because I did not say that no one could get enough from the sun, only that your absorption depends on your skin color. My response was not a generalization, unlike the comment I replied to.
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  - tree_of_item 9y ago
    Majority? Are you sure about that?
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delinhabit 9y ago
This is a good article on the matter with more in depth information: http://www.solar-facts-and-advice.com/vitamin-D-from-the-sun.html http://www.solar-facts-and-advice.com/vitamin-D-from-the-sun... As one of the sibling commenter said, it very much depends on your skin shade and the location on Earth.

tathougies 9y ago

This is a very caucasian centric viewpoint. The fact is that if you live in higher latitudes and have dark skin, you physically cannot absorb enough vitamin D from sunlight during the winter months. While it is physically possible during the summer, it is not practical to spend hours sunbathing.

basicplus2 9y ago
That's a very coloured centric viewpoint. The fact is that the majority of people of planet earth can go out in the sunshine at the right time of day and get 80-90% the vitamin D they need and get the rest from a balanced diet.
- tathougies 9y ago
  No that is not true at all. In today's world people of all races are living everywhere, so we should give recommendations based off a person's individual health. It is simply not true that a brown skinned person can absorb enough vitamin D from the sun in the northern latitudes. I said the above viewpoint was caucasian centric because it assumed that everyone could get enough vitamin D from the sun. My response is not 'coloured'-centric because I did not say that no one could get enough from the sun, only that your absorption depends on your skin color. My response was not a generalization, unlike the comment I replied to.
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- tree_of_item 9y ago
  Majority? Are you sure about that?
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delinhabit 9y ago

This is a good article on the matter with more in depth information: http://www.solar-facts-and-advice.com/vitamin-D-from-the-sun.html http://www.solar-facts-and-advice.com/vitamin-D-from-the-sun... As one of the sibling commenter said, it very much depends on your skin shade and the location on Earth.