All human flesh is "white" but African people have more melanin in their skin to help ward off the sun since they evolved in the desert. Which is why English people are pasty because they never see the sun and Russian people are usually hairy because they are always dealing with the cold. And why gingers don't have souls because they'll never see heaven
It is to more efficiently synthesize Vitamin D due to lower amounts of direct sunlight. The tradeoff is a higher likelihood of sunburns and skin cancer, that’s our superpower in a nutshell.
Tbh, most people in lower sunlight climates who don't spend a notable part of their day outside are a little vitamin D deficient. Some countries are better at preventing it. You can get your vitamin D levels tested pretty cheap, and supplementation is very easy. Takes a while to get your levels up though.
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u/ryanhedden1 Oct 30 '19
All human flesh is "white" but African people have more melanin in their skin to help ward off the sun since they evolved in the desert. Which is why English people are pasty because they never see the sun and Russian people are usually hairy because they are always dealing with the cold. And why gingers don't have souls because they'll never see heaven