tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post540816217617274938..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: Vitamin D and Cancer in African-AmericansJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-40596376117891314272017-09-13T23:19:21.897-07:002017-09-13T23:19:21.897-07:00As a black man,I was diagnosed as being vitamin D-...As a black man,I was diagnosed as being vitamin D- deficient & I have to take a supplement to raise my level.On the same hand, I am told that even though my skin is dark, I still should wear sunblock(even though I still have to get some sun exposure for the vitamin D!) This article states that sunblock filters out some of the sun's rays that produce vitamin D; I feel confused because this sounds contradictory, but I still will try to avoid sun exposure as much as possible & will take the supplement until my level increases!! MyTmarharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368231637317317970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-51971621028807392792013-02-06T10:10:51.046-08:002013-02-06T10:10:51.046-08:00Anonymous Surgical Oncology India, go away you fre...Anonymous Surgical Oncology India, go away you freakish spammer.White Foremannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-73248214761203300502013-02-06T10:09:03.914-08:002013-02-06T10:09:03.914-08:00There is data that blacks get *more* CVD when taki...There is data that blacks get *more* CVD when taking vitamin D supplements, so the skin-blocking thing is not something to be followed blindly.<br /><br />But why do you moderate this blog? That kills the conversation, like that censoring 'fraidy cat Wayne Bennett does. Oh well, on to find an open blog. That's a shame, that poll of yours is really funny so I'd thought this was not a knee jerk black racist blog.White Foremannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-76834748340080508132013-01-11T11:42:24.805-08:002013-01-11T11:42:24.805-08:00Not mentioned is the fact that African Americans l...Not mentioned is the fact that African Americans living in temperate climates with long winters do not get the sun exposure due to their higher skin melanin content which screens out more of the sun's uv rays. As we know, sun exposure is one of the main ways the body synthesizes vitamin-d, which by the way is not really a vitamin, but a hormone! The other ways the body makes vitamin-d is with cholesterol, and since we are being told to eat less of it, our ability to make vitamin-d is compromised. George Parigian Jr.http://www.age-better-newsletter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-45399707154917390212013-01-04T14:38:10.554-08:002013-01-04T14:38:10.554-08:00Not just a lack of vitamins but also poor diet cho...Not just a lack of vitamins but also poor diet choice. I was interested in starting a small health store once in the black community here in Denver. But after serious thought it would have been a bad investment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com