• ryannathans@aussie.zone
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    2 hours ago

    Article suggesting that the body should never have any sort of tan because that’s dangerous

    Meanwhile everyone is vitamin d deficient, developing auto immune diseases from low levels

    Animals seek out sunlight to sit in, look at your cat or dog

    You don’t need to go overboard cooking yourself for more than a few minutes but advocating for literally no sun exposure is so stupid?

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      2 hours ago

      In Australia, to get a sufficient amount of vitamin D you just need to be outside for a few minutes a day.

      Incidental exposure is enough. No deliberate cooking or tanning or seeking out the sun is needed.

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        11 minutes ago

        In Australia, to get a sufficient amount of vitamin D you just need to be outside for a few minutes a day.

        Tasmania enters the chat. As repeated on The Health Report some podcats ago, you can lie naked outdoors for hours in winter and not get anough sun exposure to impact D levels.

        Australia is a big place

      • ryannathans@aussie.zone
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        2 hours ago

        That’s the claim atd I used to echo it, but with near daily walks (weather permitting) plus hikes when weekends permit, plus gardening, I’m still deficient. Same story for almost everyone I work and exercise with.

        There’s either more to it or the claim doesn’t hold up empirically