On 14 Nov 2010 at 9:03, michael sylvester wrote:
> Just curious if some vitamin supplements work best for some > racial and ethnic groups than for others. Yes indeed. Vitamin D supplements (good for bone, and probably good for cancer, possibly Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and what-have-you) work best for Blacks and Canucks. Blacks because pigmented skin reduces the amount of vitamin D that can be synthesized by sunlight on skin. Canucks because we don't get enough sunshine in northern latitudes to do this either. Canadian Blacks get hit by both: no sun, pigmented skin. Supplementation is advisable. As a Canadian Black, I take a vitamin D supplement in winter. Notes: 1) I do realize that Canadians are neither a racial nor an ethnic group. Would you accept a geographical group? 2) I hope "Black" is the currently-approved PC term. Neither "person of colour" nor "African-American" seems apropos here. 3) My self-description as a "Canadian Black" is accurate but deceptive. But I do take vitamin D. Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6460 or send a blank email to leave-6460-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
