Does staying indoors and out of the sun 85% of the day make a person sick?

Question

My husband thinks that because I stay indoors most of the time that I will get sick from lack of sunlight...what is your opinion?

Answer 1

No. This is not true. I am very pale, and stay out of the sun all the time. I live in Alaska, and in the winter time, Oct to April, there is minimum sunlight. In Dec, the sun is only up for about an hour. The only damage from not going in the sun is sometimes people can get depressed. Yes, the sun provides vitamin D. But you said 85% of the time...so your ok. Sick? Like how sick? No, unless your in prison you will not get sick.