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You are correct and I did state it backwards.  But I knew what I meant :-)

Sisu West Ranch <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   "...The lighter your skin, however,
> > the more exposure to sun you need to make enough..."
>
> That statement is backwards.  The lighter the skin the less exposure you 
> need.  That is why N Europeans evolved to have light skin.  The sun's 
> intensity was less than in Africa, and most of the skin was covered by 
> clothing most of the year.
>
> The addition of vitamin D to milk pretty much eliminated childhood rickets 
> in USA.  When the Federal Government first required the addition to milk, it 
> was opposed by lots of people on the basis it was not natural.. 
> Scandinavian folk practices said that to have a healthy child, you had to 
> take them outside every day, even in the winter!  If your skin
>  is light 
> enough, this will give you enough UV exposure to prevent rickets.
>
> My mother said that in her youth, which was before the Federal Government 
> required Vit. D in milk, many of the Black children in her town had rickets. 
> Rickets are now almost never seen, even in Northern inner cities.
>
> Since it is the UV light that allows your body to produce Vit. D, sunscreens 
> will also restrict the production of Vit D, along with preventing cancer and 
> a tan.  With the easy availability of Vit. D supplementation this is not a 
> real problem.
>
> Just another example of how our "incompetent" Federal Government often does 
> the right thing to promote the health and welfare of  Americans.
>
> Ed
> Ed & Wendy Hauser
> 2994 Mittower Road
> Victor, MT 59875
>
> (406) 642-9640
>
> ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>
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