Posted on 03/11/2009 12:30:14 AM PDT by neverdem
In adults, it is linked to cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and hypertension.
Insulin resistance is one of the hallmarks of type II diabetes. The risk factors/diagnoses just mentioned are also risk factors for the various types of cerebrovascular disease, i.e. stroke.
How much of the supposedly inherent white racism in the medical establishment as evidenced by worse mortality and morbidity is really due to the genetic predispositions of people of color in latitudes that their ancestors didn't evolve to inhabit?
Vitamin d toxicity ping
That was my first thought as well.
Darker skin in colder climates is also a benefit because the glare of the snow may introduce unwanted amounts of UV rays to the body, even more so than summertime. However, it might have to do more with the baggy clothes that are worn in the summertime combined with the lack of nutrition that many of these youths have. You’d be surprised at how many black youths turn their noses up at nutritious foods.
Dr. Mercola has been talking about this for a long time.
Does this balance off with the occurence rates of skin cancer in the more hotter places?
Need vitamin D enriched crack.
Guess "More Milk, less Crack" could fix this problem...
This article is misleading. 25-(OH)D needs to be between 60-65 for optimal levels of health. There are several medical publications of late suggesting D levels to be around 70 for Diabetics and 90 for those with Cancer to enhance health.
Kanye West blames Bush.
Clintons fault- Midnight basketball.
Of course the obama solution will be mandatory ‘free’ health care for all! Save the children!
They may be Vitamin D deficient, but they are proficient in procreation.
One also wonders what the neurological effects might be, potentially explaining blacks underperformance on IQ tests and other measures of average intelligence. Twould be worthwhile to re-plot the data with Vit. D conc. vs tested IQ. Maybe all we need to get more black conservatives is to pass out free Vitamin D supplements.
obviously, Bush’s fault.
"Low consumption of vitamin D-rich seafood in pregnant women correlates to increased risk of their children's low verbal IQ’s, poorer social performance, communication and motor skills.[10] [11]"
Which seems to agree with my hypothesis, except that the mechanism would be neonatal instead of direct deficiency (though the latter may be true as well).
But thanks for the info. I think this may be worth investing a bit more time with Google.
Add a 600mg Calcium supplement with a 400IU Vitamin d-3 supplement to every school meal.
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