Recently, I had an 'ah-ha' moment. And I have meant to post it for a while. Last semester I took a nutrition class, and learned a lot sbout nutrition. So recently I was thinking about vitamin D deficiencies, which can be more seriius if the person is covered up all the time. Then it lead me to think, vitamin D deficiencies would be more common in Asian countries because they have a preference to keep as white as possible, as that is a sign of beauty. A sign of vitamin D deficiency (in women) is bow legged children. Vitamin D deficiency is not normally noticeable but it is physically noticeable when a woman is pregnant as the child they give birth to will be bow legged.<br>
I have seen alot of Asians who are bow legged, and less Caucasians with this trait. Asians have a tendency to cover themselves up when they are outdoors (with longsleeves or umbrellas) to prevent getting a tan. There are people who live in places where they do not get much sun, and I get that. But many Asians live in places with plenty of sun, and thrh choose to live this way. I have nothing against bejng pale, but they need to take vitamin supplements so it would not affect their child.
Sunday, 26 August 2012
Random thought
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