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Do You Wear A Mask? (Package Car Drivers Only) *On Topic Only*
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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4499868" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>Melanin protects against UVB radiation, which is what interacts with the skin in order for the body to create vitamin d. Covid seems to be hitting people with dark skin harder, and the suggestion here is that it may be due, in some part, to vitamin d deficiency.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897598/" target="_blank">Sunlight and Vitamin D: A global perspective for health</a></p><p></p><p>Sun induced <strong>vitamin D synthesis is greatly influenced by </strong>season, time of day, latitude, altitude, air pollution, <strong>skin pigmentation</strong>, sunscreen use, passing through glass and plastic, <strong>and aging</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4499868, member: 63706"] Melanin protects against UVB radiation, which is what interacts with the skin in order for the body to create vitamin d. Covid seems to be hitting people with dark skin harder, and the suggestion here is that it may be due, in some part, to vitamin d deficiency. [URL="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897598/"]Sunlight and Vitamin D: A global perspective for health[/URL] Sun induced [B]vitamin D synthesis is greatly influenced by [/B]season, time of day, latitude, altitude, air pollution, [B]skin pigmentation[/B], sunscreen use, passing through glass and plastic, [B]and aging[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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