Why You Never Heard the Truth About Vitamin D

Duh. They were born that way. We weren't all born in the tropics
though. And even if we were, we'd still need clothing to keep the
body heat in. Nearly 100 degrees is very warm. It's the human
need to have light touch the skin to make the hormone for use
by the immune system that's so important.

WHOOOOOOSH (sound of it going over his head)

"It was a JOKE, son, I say, it was a JOKE son!"-------Foghorn Leghorn

The logic is quite correct. The comment had nothing to do with physical activity. Maybe you are unaware but the human body produces it's own vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. It therefore follows that if Vitamin D helps with weight loss then exposure to more sun which causes us to make vitamin D in our bodies will help with weight loss.

here's a thought... fact: if one goes throughout the world and samples both males and females from any population and you find that nearly always females are lighter in skin color than men. why? perhaps, as the theory goes, because they need a slightly greater sensitivity to sunlight than men. why? because they are the ones who carry the developing fetus, and we know what can happen if the fetus suffers deficiencies (things like spina bifida happen). so the theory is that women are slightly lighter then men to ensure a healthy dose of vitamins for the fetus, and the risk of cancers (in the mother) is negligible compares to the illnesses caused by such deficiencies (in their children).

You are so right ! I wish more people realized this !

Moms need more B vitamins to prevent SB.

yes vitamin b for sb, folic acid is catalyzed by uv radiation. the point isn't about spina bifida (that was just an example of something caused by a deficiency), but rather the general need for uv exposure and its necessity for the biosynthesis of some things essential to our devo.

Just wanted to say so in case any one pregnant wanted to OD on a vitamin we don't urinate out! B vitamins are water soluble, Vit D is not and the risk for OD is higher....if taken orally!

It could, also, be a medication you are taking or a sign/symptom of something you have developed and need to see your doctor regarding. There are many disease processes this could be a result of... may not be , but you shoild have it checked out all the same...better safe than sorry.

this is bogus, spend any time AT ALL in the sun and you've got what you need (go white people!)...however we need to do it almost daily.

I'm , a red head too , I take cod liver oil in the long winter , as I live in the north . I actually am careful about sunscreens , because some are pretty toxic .

sunny d? I hope you're joking! there isn't even ANYTHING NATURAL in sunny d, it's pure chemestry baby... not a drop of anything natural but water.

That nutrient negative stuff will take more work for your body to detox from than it actually has .... Better off with pure water .

Why's that?

Everyone should know their personal limits.

even the amount of vitamin d in milk and vitamin capsules is small compared to just 20 minutes in the sun with bare skin exposed.

SUN goooooooooood!

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Yeah, just try not to get your sun exposure during the highest burning times. Avoid sun between 10am til 2pm.

This could be true in some cases, but not all. I'm a vegetarian, have been for 8 years. I also am very active and work outside. But I found out that I had an extreme vit d deficiency year or so ago. My levels were extremely low, so I take a high dose not available in stores once a week. But working outside does help, its the best remedy, its a shame whats happening with our planet and the sun light.

I actually don't have much dairy at all. But why would I want to lower my dairy intake, when milk has calcium and VIt d in it.Why would a supplement be a better option than glass of milk and sun light?

Actually the milk we buy contains both calcium and vitamin D so your hypothesis makes no logical sense. Humans are not designed to be herbivores.

This is why osteoporosis in almost non existent in asian countries . Even if you are young and have all your digestive capacities , the most calcium any human under the best circumstances , is 200 mg .

Actually , the long intestinal tract indicates that should be the majority of the diet , and our molars are designed to eat plants . Lions , for instance have very short intestines , which is good in that this design does not allow toxic build up from meat bacteria in the lion's body . If you were born an Eskimo , things might be different .

i heard something about how australia has the highest rates of skin cancer for white people... so they began a huge campaign to get everyone to wear sunscreen, but now they're having epedemics of the cancers and diseases related to heavy use of sunsceens and a lack of vitamin D and K. just a funny thought.

Everything in moderation.

including moderation?

It's not a funny thought if people are getting all kinds of skin cancers! :( Just a sad thought. ... ;)

yeah that's not funny, but the thought that actions to avoid one cancer are actually causing another cancer... that's funny.

why?

Relaxing in the sun is stress relieving.

Seconded: Why? I've never heard that before.

Because it is not absorbed by the body . It will do nothing , and may be harmful . Man is not as skilled at making food from chemicals as mother nature is , and the body does not recognize them in many cases , nor metabolize them well . Big pharme likes to do tests with them to discredit the power of natural D , without mentioning the source . It is that much of a threat . http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00491322 http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/h1n1-flu-and-vitamin-d.shtml

i figured it was for those reasons, but i wondered if there was something else i wasn't thinking of. thanks for the link. :)

is that comic really suggesting vitamin d cures or prevents breast cancer, tumors, other cancers, weight loss etc.