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More sun in India, Bangladesh. Less in UK. Might be simple answer is that the darker skin = less vitamin D. So higher the latitude, dark skinned people might be

More sun in India, Bangladesh. Less in UK. Might be simple answer is that the darker skin = less vitamin D. So higher the latitude, dark skinned people might be in more trouble.

CodeGlitch 6y ago
Yes I've been interested in this theory as well. Also see the number of deaths in carehomes - where a lot of people spend all days indoors. Let's just say I've been taking my Vit-Ds for the last 3 months!
- wil421 6y ago
  Care homes house at risk people that are susceptible to getting sick from anything. They live in close quarters and are touched by lots of workers throughout the day. I doubt Vitamin D and indoors has anything to do with it.
  - oliveshell 6y ago
    It certainly doesn’t help.
scoot 6y ago
In the UK, April 2020 was the sunniest April on record (224 hours of bright sunshine), and May 2020 was the sunniest month on record (626 hours). Now, how much time UK citizens spent in the sun compared to those in other countries is a different question, but "less sun" doesn't appear to be the answer at face value. [1] https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/2020-april-stats https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weat... [2] https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/2020-spring-and-may-stats https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weat...
- yomly 6y ago
  The UV responsible for vitamin D production effectively does not penetrate glass so it depends how much time people actually go outside.
- devdas 6y ago
  You also need the sun at a higher angle to get enough UV exposure (vitamin D creation is triggered by UV B exposure). More sunshine isn't enough.
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lenkite 6y ago
As a dark-skinned developer, I used to feel terrible when I was in Germany/US for over 2 months - to the point of being suicidal. It was like my body and mind was breaking down. Colds, migraines, illness, body aches, joint pain. Only later was I diagnosed with acute vitamin-D deficiency. Vitamin-D supplements turned around my life like a miracle. Nowadays I pop myself with every single vitamin-<anything> tablet in the market. I tried Sunlight, but Sunlight in northern latitudes is a joke.
- holstvoogd 6y ago
  > I tried Sunlight, but Sunlight in northern latitudes is a joke. hahaha, brilliant!
- disgruntledphd2 6y ago
  If you have darker skin yes. But I always thought that white skin is an evolutionary adaptation to the reduced levels of sunlight available at Northern latitudes. It's more about the colour of skin * place of residence interaction than anything else.

More sun in India, Bangladesh. Less in UK. Might be simple answer is that the darker skin = less vitamin D. So higher the latitude, dark skinned people might be in more trouble.

CodeGlitch 6y ago

Yes I've been interested in this theory as well. Also see the number of deaths in carehomes - where a lot of people spend all days indoors. Let's just say I've been taking my Vit-Ds for the last 3 months!

wil421 6y ago
Care homes house at risk people that are susceptible to getting sick from anything. They live in close quarters and are touched by lots of workers throughout the day. I doubt Vitamin D and indoors has anything to do with it.
- oliveshell 6y ago
  It certainly doesn’t help.

scoot 6y ago

In the UK, April 2020 was the sunniest April on record (224 hours of bright sunshine), and May 2020 was the sunniest month on record (626 hours). Now, how much time UK citizens spent in the sun compared to those in other countries is a different question, but "less sun" doesn't appear to be the answer at face value. [1] https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/2020-april-stats https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weat... [2] https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2020/2020-spring-and-may-stats https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weat...

yomly 6y ago
The UV responsible for vitamin D production effectively does not penetrate glass so it depends how much time people actually go outside.
devdas 6y ago
You also need the sun at a higher angle to get enough UV exposure (vitamin D creation is triggered by UV B exposure). More sunshine isn't enough.
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lenkite 6y ago

As a dark-skinned developer, I used to feel terrible when I was in Germany/US for over 2 months - to the point of being suicidal. It was like my body and mind was breaking down. Colds, migraines, illness, body aches, joint pain. Only later was I diagnosed with acute vitamin-D deficiency. Vitamin-D supplements turned around my life like a miracle. Nowadays I pop myself with every single vitamin-<anything> tablet in the market. I tried Sunlight, but Sunlight in northern latitudes is a joke.

holstvoogd 6y ago
> I tried Sunlight, but Sunlight in northern latitudes is a joke. hahaha, brilliant!
disgruntledphd2 6y ago
If you have darker skin yes. But I always thought that white skin is an evolutionary adaptation to the reduced levels of sunlight available at Northern latitudes. It's more about the colour of skin * place of residence interaction than anything else.