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Yes I am. I don't think OP mentioned being in the direct sunlight, but being exposed to it (visually, as in a source of bright light). Unless you sequester you

by wenc 4y ago

Yes I am. I don't think OP mentioned being in the direct sunlight, but being exposed to it (visually, as in a source of bright light). Unless you sequester yourself in a room without windows all day, to get anywhere you're likely to need to walk outside to a bus stop, an MRT station, or to get a Grab. And unless there's a tunnel connecting office buildings to hawker centers, folks probably need to walk outside to get lunch (exceptions are malls connected to food courts). Singaporeans probably get more sunlight than say Swedes over the course of a year.

throwawaySG 4y ago
This study on Singaporean children (https://bjo.bmj.com/content/bjophthalmol/early/2021/04/14/bjophthalmol-2021-318918.full.pdf?casa_token=ylYzmD10AQwAAAAA:oqWt4LWTsUU5LM1Lj4G_YUaMzav8HCa1BwxmX8hiPMTMUpRiKFsaovcdT2CqHmjKC-ijZbdCOBg https://bjo.bmj.com/content/bjophthalmol/early/2021/04/14/bj...) says that > Singaporean children had shorter reported time outdoors and lower light levels, relative to their counterparts overseas. In the current study, reported time outdoors was 1.7±1.6hours/day and average light levels were 458±228lux. In contrast, children of similar ages in Australia and the UK reported time outdoors of at least 2–3 hours/day.18 22 Likewise, higher average light levels of 1072 and 1627 lux were reported in Australian (age 10–15 years)16 and American (age 5–10 years) children,20 respectively. Differences in educational demands (homework load and afterschool enrichment classes),23 lifestyle and sociocultural factors may account for the lower reported time outdoors and light levels in Singaporean children I can't remember exactly how many hours of exposure to sunlight the studies mentioned, but I think it was something like 2-3 hours --- and it might have to be more than just, e.g., being near a window. I'm Singaporean too, and that excerpt from that paper accords with my experience. I highly doubt that I and most of the people I grew up with had that much sunlight exposure per day.
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djtango 4y ago
Fair enough - not trying to condescend just establishing what your opinions may be based on. My own personal (and very anecdotal) observations are that people really go out of their way to avoid exposure to the outdoors. Depending on your lifestyle, it is really possible to spend the day having only been outside for minutes of a day. I think things are changing but I feel like the last 20-50 years have not really celebrated an outdoors lifestyle. Whereas my time in Europe is somewhat different in that plenty of people optimise to spend time outdoors - probably due to less oppressive weather and kids were encouraged to play outside a lot more

by wenc 4y ago

throwawaySG 4y ago

This study on Singaporean children (https://bjo.bmj.com/content/bjophthalmol/early/2021/04/14/bjophthalmol-2021-318918.full.pdf?casa_token=ylYzmD10AQwAAAAA:oqWt4LWTsUU5LM1Lj4G_YUaMzav8HCa1BwxmX8hiPMTMUpRiKFsaovcdT2CqHmjKC-ijZbdCOBg https://bjo.bmj.com/content/bjophthalmol/early/2021/04/14/bj...) says that > Singaporean children had shorter reported time outdoors and lower light levels, relative to their counterparts overseas. In the current study, reported time outdoors was 1.7±1.6hours/day and average light levels were 458±228lux. In contrast, children of similar ages in Australia and the UK reported time outdoors of at least 2–3 hours/day.18 22 Likewise, higher average light levels of 1072 and 1627 lux were reported in Australian (age 10–15 years)16 and American (age 5–10 years) children,20 respectively. Differences in educational demands (homework load and afterschool enrichment classes),23 lifestyle and sociocultural factors may account for the lower reported time outdoors and light levels in Singaporean children I can't remember exactly how many hours of exposure to sunlight the studies mentioned, but I think it was something like 2-3 hours --- and it might have to be more than just, e.g., being near a window. I'm Singaporean too, and that excerpt from that paper accords with my experience. I highly doubt that I and most of the people I grew up with had that much sunlight exposure per day.

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djtango 4y ago

Fair enough - not trying to condescend just establishing what your opinions may be based on. My own personal (and very anecdotal) observations are that people really go out of their way to avoid exposure to the outdoors. Depending on your lifestyle, it is really possible to spend the day having only been outside for minutes of a day. I think things are changing but I feel like the last 20-50 years have not really celebrated an outdoors lifestyle. Whereas my time in Europe is somewhat different in that plenty of people optimise to spend time outdoors - probably due to less oppressive weather and kids were encouraged to play outside a lot more