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Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by deepsun on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:58AM (#34680330)
I don't understand. Europe is pretty much the same latitudes, but people lived there for millennias.
Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by rr888 on Monday February 06, 2023 @12:34PM (#34680952)
Most people worked outside in the fields for half the year and/or died in their 20s and 30s.
Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by hirvi74 on Monday February 06, 2023 @12:07PM (#34680479)
Maybe Europeans, on average, walk around more? In my experience, much of the North America is far too sprawled out to make walking viable for a vast majority of people.
Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by sharatvir on Monday February 06, 2023 @12:02PM (#34680399)
people are indoors during peak sunlight hours far more than ever in the last 100 years
Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by uoaei on Monday February 06, 2023 @01:10PM (#34681554)
Common misconception. In fact, the population barycenter of the US is further south than Athens, Greece, and lies about halfway between the Strait of Gibraltar and Lisbon, Portugal.
Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by deepsun on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:58PM (#34759217)
Even more then.
Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by DrThunder on Monday February 06, 2023 @01:47PM (#34682116)
Possibly better food supply?

They're also lighter skinned on average than the US. Your skin color makes a difference in absorption. Native European's skin evolved lighter for a reason, and that was to absorb more of the sun's benefits in a cloudier climate. The opposite is true for dark-skinned individuals; they do better in sunnier hot climates because their skin protects them from over-exposure.

Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by lemmiwinks on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:10PM (#34684385)
No?

Madrid is about the same latitude as NYC. Paris is significally to the north of Montreal. London is about the same latitude as Calgary.

Re:Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation&suicide attempts&... by deepsun on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:59PM (#34759233)
Even more then. They should suffer from Vitamin D deficiency way more then, but we've been living there for tens of thousands of years.