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Skin color may affect vitamin D production
The color of your skin is determined by a pigment called melanin.

People with darker skin typically have more melanin than people with lighter skin. What’s more, their melanin pigments are also larger and darker.

Melanin helps protect the skin against damage from excess sunlight. It acts as a natural sunscreen and absorbs the sun’s UV rays to defend against sunburn and skin cancers.

However, that creates a big dilemma because darker-skinned people need to spend longer in the sun than lighter-skinned people to produce the same amount of vitamin D. This is a major reason why darker-skinned people have a higher risk of deficiency.

For that reason, if you have dark skin, you may need to spend a bit more time in the sun to get your daily dose of vitamin D.
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TacosForTrump on scored.co
1 year ago 15 points (+0 / -0 / +15Score on mirror ) 2 children
Tl:dr for health reasons, niggers need to go back to the African Sun
BlackPillBot on scored.co
1 year ago 4 points (+0 / -0 / +4Score on mirror )
Yesssss!!! 🤣
Kaizen on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
Thank you, this is a great summary.
MI7BZ3EW on scored.co
1 year ago 6 points (+0 / -0 / +6Score on mirror ) 2 children
I have noticed a BIG difference in my life as I spend more time outdoors in the sun.

On cloudy days, my mood is down and I am physically weaker.

On sunny days, I am stronger and healthier and much more full of energy.
devotech2 on scored.co
1 year ago 3 points (+0 / -0 / +3Score on mirror ) 1 child
I strongly prefer cloudy days and in general feel the reverse
WeedleTLiar on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
Sunny days are made for hammock naps.

Cloudy days are made for sweatin'
BlackPillBot on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
I take my shirt off, and roll my shorts up and play with my dogs in the backyard 15-30 minutes at least three times a week. I also cut my backyard like this with a push mower. If I go more than two days without doing this, I definitely feel different in a bad way. It’s definitely not mound over matter either.
bobdole96 on scored.co
1 year ago 4 points (+0 / -0 / +4Score on mirror ) 1 child
>Back to the fields...it's for your health!
BlackPillBot on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
💪🏻🤣
Lanalokteffsimp on scored.co
1 year ago 4 points (+0 / -0 / +4Score on mirror ) 1 child
Um sweetie, no. Race is a social construct created by old white men for power, mk?
BlackPillBot on scored.co
1 year ago 2 points (+0 / -0 / +2Score on mirror )
That’s ☀️sweet summer child☀️ to you fren.
SicilianOmega on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 1 child
They don't need to spend more time in the Sun if they live near the equator like their ancestors did.
BlackPillBot on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
They want “equality”, and equity when what they really need is equatority. 😁
GoldenInnosStatue on scored.co
1 year ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 1 child
there is definitely a correlation with vitamin D deficiency and depression

ever notice how cold countries have the most depression despite of how nice and functional they are?
BlackPillBot on scored.co
1 year ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
No doubt fren.
ImBillCurtis on scored.co
1 year ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
You’ve got the biochemistry wrong but still a good point.
Light and dark skin both create melanin, just different types.

Pheomelanin and Eumelanin.
Whites have pheomelanin in higher concentrations
Melanin also does not “protect” against UV. In fact, UV is necessary to synthesize vitamin D from cholesterol. If your skin is inflamed after exposure to the sun, it’s a result of chronically bad diet and a lack of appropriate saturated fats.
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