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		hgomersall on June 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ignoring boys' emotional needs fuels public health... We're currently undergoing a mass experiment in what happens to children if they are denied sun exposure. I guess we'll discover the outcomes in a few years.

KptMarchewa on June 26, 2023 [–]

Nordic countries are regularly denied sun.

hgomersall on June 26, 2023 | [–]

That's simply untrue: https://www.ndsc.ncep.noaa.gov/uvspect_web/Polar/

Moreover, people of Nordic ancestry tend to have paler skin, which is arguably an adaptation to the low levels of UV.

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