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Comment by Flatterer3544

10 days ago

You got it backwards, it would be more beneficial in areas with few hours of sun for darker skin folks, since they do not absorb as much Vitamin D as fair skin folk do.

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cies  10 days ago

absorb or create?

i understand it as: absorbing is in the intestine, generating D happens in the skin when exposed to the sun

  • Flatterer3544  8 days ago

    Correct, what I meant was absorbing UV light, that then as you state creates D.

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