Nineteenth century African-American and white US statures: the primary sources of vitamin D and their relationship with height |
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Authors: | Scott Alan Carson |
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Institution: | 1.University of Texas,Odessa,USA;2.University of Munich, CESifo,Munich,Germany |
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Abstract: | Vitamin D is vital in all vertebrates because it allows them to absorb more calcium from their diets, contributing to stronger
skeletal systems, and taller statures. Using a source of 19th century US state prison records, this study contrasts the statures
of comparable African-Americans and whites by the primary sources of vitamin D production: time exposed to solar radiation,
skin pigmentation, and nativity. Greater insolation (sunlight) is documented here to be associated with taller black and white
statures, and a considerable share of the stature differential by socioeconomic status was related to insolation. |
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