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peoples opinions on this subject.

what is the biologicaly superior skin color and why do you say that.

personally i believe darker skin has a biological advantage. because light skin is designed for being in a cold climate with little sunlight and is ment to absorb as much vitamin D from sunlight as it can and burn easily. and with the world having more warm sunny climates than cold dark arctic climates dark skin that is meant to prevent or atleast lessen sun burns and not absorb as much D all at once is better. if a very fair skinned person lived in the carribian where there is constant sunlight and a warm to hot climate they without high spf sunblock over time could absorbe fatal amounts of D and get frequent burns increasing the risk of cancer. but a darker skinned person living in the arctic would have a difficult but not nearly as bad life. just being out in what sun they can be in and dressing warm would suffice.

2007-02-14 16:56:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Biology

7 answers

Each type has a place.
And not all people in the artic are lightskinned. Eskimos are dark skinned.
Not all people in the hot climes are dark skinned. Many Spaniards are fair; ditto for Italians.

2007-02-14 17:05:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Vitamin D deficiency is now a world-wide epidemic. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with many chronic diseases including osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis and many cancers (cancers that are far more deadly than most skin cancers).

The darker the skin, the more sunlight that is needed to maintain adequate vitamin D levels. Studies have repeatedly shown darker skinned people in northern climates have severely inadequate vitamin D levels. Even lighter skinned people in northern climates tend to be vitamin D deficient in winter and early spring.

Elderly people, heavy sunscreen users, and heavy clothing users (e.g. women in the middle east) are also likely to be deficient.

Note: it is virtually impossible to absorb 'fatal amounts of vitamin D' from sunlight exposure. Adaptive mechanisms and biochemical processes prevent it.

Best wishes.

2007-02-14 17:25:04 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 1 0

well im from Ireland and ppl are obsessed with gettin a tan in Ireland and Uk.
i travelled Thailand last year and all the ads on tv wasabout whitening of the skin products for Thai ppl.Mad.
they even use umbrellas when the sun is strong........
so Thai ppl love white skin and we love dark.........
so ,,,i dont know really which is best!this is a true story BTW

2007-02-14 17:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by dylanevans1 1 · 0 0

colour is of no importance. people in different parts of the world , from diiferent races, have evolved to adapt to the physical conditions of the place they live in. all black and white people have struggled in the race of evolution to survive. hence we cannot say that a colour is better, neither white nor black. yes i agree that darker races have better physical qualities, but if they are subjected to colder regions, then these qualities will be of no use to them. similar is the case of the white skinners.

2007-02-14 17:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by sunny 2 · 0 0

Each skin has it's advantage in it's own area.

2007-02-14 17:00:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

each color meaning a spacific location? what kind of weather you are from?

2007-02-14 17:06:07 · answer #6 · answered by ohmydrpepper 3 · 0 0

kinda depends on the situation don't it??

2007-02-14 17:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by qncyguy21 6 · 0 0

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