Is autism the legacy of humans evolving the ability to innovate?

Re:Is autism the legacy of humans evolving the ability to in... by thaumasiotes on Saturday March 13, 2021 @07:39PM (#26451621)

> 73% of pregnant Somali women in Sweden are Vitamin D deficient vs 5% of pregnant Swedish women

You have to be careful with those claims; I believe "Vitamin D deficiency" is one of the medical metrics that isn't race-normed. But there's no reason to expect Somalis to have the same natural level of Vitamin D that Swedes do.

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Re:Is autism the legacy of humans evolving the ability to in... by rarefied_tomato on Saturday March 13, 2021 @09:53PM (#26452375)

Given the terrible health consequences of deficiency, I think assuming racial difference in healthy vitamin D levels is a more dangerous claim that requires a burden of proof.

Melanin absorbs the UV light our bodies use to produce vitamin D.

It is an important public health issue for people with darker skin living in temperate or polar areas to get enough vitamin D.

Lack of vitamin D for people with darker skin is the inverse of paler people being at risk of burns in sunny areas.

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