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My money is on 1. Vitamin D deficiency is caused by lack of sunlight. I'm skeptical of doctors telling me to avoid the sun and take a pill instead.
by snikeris 6y ago
My money is on 1. Vitamin D deficiency is caused by lack of sunlight. I'm skeptical of doctors telling me to avoid the sun and take a pill instead.
- Spooky23 6y agoI eye-rolled at that guidance too, until a loved one was diagnosed out of the blue with stage-2 melanoma. It's terrifying. Don't screw around with sun protection. Despite what the internet says, people who work outside get it too.
- snikeris 6y agoI don't doubt that skin cancer happens. I doubt that vitamin D supplementation is delivering all the benefits that sunshine does.
- krageon 6y agoNo doctor is telling you to not go outside. The pills are for people who can't be relied upon to go outside enough (or if they do, simply cannot get enough sun to achieve a similar result). It's important to remember that doctors are human beings just like (presumably) you and me and know they're working with other human beings who sometimes (sadly) won't do the things that are absolutely best for them. They work with the tools they have.
- snikeris 6y agoWhy is skepticism of western medicine so heavily downvoted on HN? Doctors have been wrong about things in the past, e.g. tobacco, fats, 6-11 servings of bread/cereal/pasta.