are races of people stronger in a climate they were adapted to,?

Question

such as,are African Americans healthier in a warmer climate?and Europeans healthier in colder climates?

Answer 1

I think your right on the dollar bill. Today we have adapted to environments with clothing transportation food etc.. Africans are black because of thousands of years and the type of sun exposure. Black skin does not absorb vitamin d as well when your exposed to 12 hours of sunlight in a day you get plenty of vitamin d exposure that's why its dark and thicker to protect against excess sun. Lighter skin absorbs vitamin d better Europeans sun exposure can dwindle to a 4 hours a day it need maximum absorption in that limited time frame.
Today anybody could live in any environment a light skinned man would get tan in the hot sun its a environmental adaptation. I believe a black persons skin would also get lighter if they lived in Alaska. So healthier I don't know we all adapt to our environments the sun is vital for good health
of our bones. Temperature can be compensated for with clothes air condition heaters etc but our bodies will adapt to the environment in a short period of time like one month. I personally believe that Africans have stronger bones due to many years in their environment. Europeans are hairy muscular and light skinned because of their surroundings.
The gap isn't so much now due to vitamins and healthier food supply. So in conclusion we are all the same with different inherited adaptations from thousands of years of exposed environment and diet.

Answer 2

I suppose how a person deals with a climate could deal with their race. Certain races of people historically have done better in certain areas than others. Some African tribes who are tall and gangly do well in the extream heat because of their bodies build. Traditionally, people who are from European ancestors do better in cold climates because Europe is cold. Their short builds and thick chests keep their bodies warm. Eskimos in Northern Canada live well in their climate because the Eskimo race has a skin color that is not damaged by the sun reflecting off the snow and their eyes are slanted to prevent damage from the same effect.
Someone will always argue that it depends on the individual or that it doesn't matter because we all came from the same people but over time as the races evolved and humanity became more specified to their climate types the people became more and more adapt at living in certain places, just like animals.

Answer 3

To a certain extent. For example, an advantage of black skin is that it protects the skin from solar radiation, so you see less skin cancer in people with darker skin, and more skin cancers in white people living in the tropics. Conversely, before the days of vitamin supplementation, you saw a lot of rickets in black people living in cold climates. Rickets is due to not having enough vitamin D, which one gets from the sun. Exposure to the sun is limited in cold climates, so the darker the skin, the less vitamin D is absorbed. This is no longer a problem, though, due to vitamin D added milk. Also, people from hot climates tend to have longer limbs and are skinnier, and people from colder climates have shorter limbs and are fatter. So the tall, lean people may do worse in cold climates, and the short, stout people have more trouble in hot climates. Some areas have particularly special adaptations--so Sherpas are genetically adapted to the air with lower oxygen content in mountainous regions, and will always do better there than people who are not genetically adapted.

But it's important to not make TOO much of these differences. Anyone can do well around the globe, given modern adaptations.

Answer 4

There might be a degree of adaption to certain climate types amongst different peoples of the world, but it shouldn't make a difference which race you are - that sort of stuff was hardwired into evolution millions of years ago, when all of our ancestors were living in Africa.

Answer 5

Yes, white folks get a lot of skin cancers in hot places like Australia. Also, black people are prone to getting rickets (vitamin D deficiency) in colder countries if they don't eat the local diets.

Black soldiers are documented to suffer worse from frostbite in freezing conditions too. Northern Europeans circulation will usually keep extremities warm enough to function. And personally, I get headaches in bright sunlight, and couldn't function without shades in Kenya.

Answer 6

I believe we can adapt to different climates.

One example: Take someone who spent their life in a very harsh, cold climate.
Move them to Florida. At first they will be running around in shorts and swimming in the ocean in February.
One year or so later, they will be wearing long pants and sweaters in Feb.
Their body will adapt.

Answer 7

Of course they are, this is a physical trait attributed to their own genes. IE: blood cells are bigger, therefore able to carry more oxygen to the body, warming it quicker in Northern climates. And, quicker response to needed oxygen to the cells in higher altitudes. One example.

Answer 8

This is waiting to get nasty.... but I will say this I see alot of white guys in 30 degree weather with no shirts on and look like they are going to die int he summer like my ex- roommates. i myself hate the cold and Im in pain when its cold in my joints but it all goes away when it is nice like about 80 degrees to me that is perfect.

I will say this though blacks in chicago would wear like a t shirt outside and not feel a thing who knows these things.

Answer 9

yeah of course.

Answer 10

lol...i neva thought of that...maybe