Link between vitamin D, dementia risk confirmed (sciencedaily)

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45. As a fellow melanin deficient person

on the bright side - we don't need as much time in the sun to produce vitamin D. I find I can hang out in the sun for 10-15 minutes at a time with no problems, so I make a point of trying to do that on sunny days in the summer. In the winter, for me, it's pointless since I'm so far north I was told that being out in the sun between Sept-May won't make you any vitamin D anyway because of the angle of the sun. But when I was told by my doctor that I had vit D deficiency, I was told 10-15 minutes in the sun in the summer was a good idea.

I still have to be careful - a few weeks ago I wasn't paying attention as I had been sitting on a covered deck at my parents' lake lot...my dad got up to do some yard work and I went with him to help and to chat. I lost track of time. I was out there for 1/2 hr-45 minutes. I burned.