Go to Admin » Appearance » Widgets » and move Gabfire Widget: Social into that MastheadOverlay zone
Some believe it, some don’t, but getting more vitamin D is always good for you anyway. Scholars claim that they were able to determine that a big chunk of the racial gap in various cancers may relate to a natural vitamin D deficiency among African Americans. The study claims that darker skin has more trouble absorbing sunlight, which is the source of vitamin D. This deficiency opens the door to more cancers that tend to affect African Americans.
Whether you think the story is racist or not, we suggest you get more vitamin D regardless.
Scientists are claiming that Vitamin D may help solve the puzzle of higher cancer rates in African Americans. Black Americans are 25 percent more likely to die from cancer than whites, and there are a variety of factors that may play a role in this disparity. But scientists believe that they’ve unearthed a huge discovery.
Log in- Posts -
Add New
-
Powered by WordPress -
Designed by Gabfire Themes
greyeyedgirl
June 17, 2012 at 4:37 am
Funny how all this s**t is based on race, which is social and not scientific…just goes to show the bullshit for what it is…they act like whites will live for ever and ever…tsk. tsk.
MingusJenkins
June 18, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Skin color/ Race is an adaptation to UV radiation from the sun. Dark skin is an adaptation to protect the body against the more direct rays of sun light found near the equator. Light skin is an adaptation that take advantage of low amount of UV radiation found near the poles to maximize vitamin D production in the skin. Light-skinned people who live near the equator have to worry about skin cancer. Likewise, Dark-skinned people who live in low UV areas have to worry about vitamin D deficiency.
Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOSPNVunyFQ