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Re:Vitamin D and Inflammation: Potential Implications for Se... by nl on Friday May 15, 2020 @09:34AM (#23191961)
> I'm sure they're deficient with any vitamin not found in rice

Vitamin D generally comes from sun exposure, and people laboring outdoors are extremely unlikely to be suffering of this particular deficiency.

It's more likely to be older people who spend all their time indoors.

It'd be interesting to see this controlled for age of deaths.

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Re:Vitamin D and Inflammation: Potential Implications for Se... by anpago on Friday May 15, 2020 @02:54PM (#23195915)
Many people in hot countries tend to cover up however hot it is.
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Re:Vitamin D and Inflammation: Potential Implications for Se... by nl on Friday May 15, 2020 @11:21PM (#23200217)
They do, but it's still extremely unlikely that outdoor labourers are getting insufficient vitamin D.

The problem occurs when people in the same ethnic groups (with the same dark skin) start working indoors and actively avoiding sunlight (often because light-colored skin is seen as high class or aesthetically pleasing).

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