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Maybe this is true if you’re only considering white people. Brown people can spend a lot of time outdoors and still be deficient, especially if their ancestry i
by smt88 4mo ago
Maybe this is true if you’re only considering white people. Brown people can spend a lot of time outdoors and still be deficient, especially if their ancestry is from much a much sunnier region or lifestyle than the one they’re currently living in.
- petesergeant 4mo agoIndeed: “Vitamin D deficiency in western dwelling South Asian populations: an unrecognised epidemic” … “27–60% of individuals, depending on season” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7663314/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7663314/?utm_source...
- kevin_thibedeau 4mo agoIt has never been established that darker people require the same amount of D as lighter. The supplement industry plays on these fearmongering to boost sales.