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> more prevalent now than at other point in time I would not rule out detection bias: you can't be diagnosed with those if you can't find it before you are dea
by consp 5y ago
> more prevalent now than at other point in time
I would not rule out detection bias: you can't be diagnosed with those if you can't find it before you are dead. And death used to come s lot sooner for most in the past.
- m0llusk 5y agoThat is an oversimplification. Just to point out one important aspect of this, Vitamin D levels are strongly related to human health and immune system function and have been dropping for decades.
- mschuster91 5y agoGiven that vitamin D is created in our skins by sunlight exposure (or rather, by exposure to UV-B radiation), this corresponds with the employment distribution shifting from agricultural and other outdoor labor work towards office, cubicle-farm jobs. Additionally, making this worse, modern glass is highly impermissible for UV-B radiation [1], meaning that even if you do sit in a well-lit place you won't get enough to create enough vitamin D. [1]: https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q12082.html https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q12082.html