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Re:Ignoring Boys' Emotional Needs Fuels Public Health Risks by hgomersall on Monday June 26, 2023 @09:12AM (#36479261)
We're currently undergoing a mass experiment in what happens to children if they are denied sun exposure. I guess we'll discover the outcomes in a few years.
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Re:Ignoring Boys' Emotional Needs Fuels Public Health Risks by KptMarchewa on Monday June 26, 2023 @10:26AM (#36480028)
Nordic countries are regularly denied sun.
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Re:Ignoring Boys' Emotional Needs Fuels Public Health Risks by hgomersall on Monday June 26, 2023 @11:09AM (#36480633)
That's simply untrue: https://www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/uvspect_web/Polar/

Moreover, people of Nordic ancestry tend to have paler skin, which is arguably an adaptation to the low levels of UV.

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