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Very hard to quantify sun exposure and do this in a controlled way.
by CyanLite2 6y ago
Very hard to quantify sun exposure and do this in a controlled way.
- coldtea 6y agoVery hard? Sounds one of the easiest things to measure and control for... Tack a sensor (e.g. watch like) to people working outside, vs people working inside, inmates, etc for example... Check people in long norther nights vs the carribean (you can find lots of people of either place in the other).
- CyanLite2 6y agoI'll clarify: it's harder than giving everybody the same 5,000 ICU tablet of vitamin D. Can it be solved? Yes.
- rossdavidh 6y agoNot that hard. We do studies on the effect of second-hand smoke, alcohol, exercise, and lots of other things which are no easier to control.
- exhilaration 6y agoI installed an app a few months back called dminder that attempts to do exactly that. You pick your skin tone, it figures out your location, time of day, cloud cover and uses that to estimate the amount of vitamin D you can get based on the amount of time you're outside. Links: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ontometrics.dminder https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ontometric... https://apps.apple.com/us/app/d-minder-pro/id547102495 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/d-minder-pro/id547102495