That is not far from the truth.
During a routine medical check up several years ago, my blood work showed I had no vitamin D in my body. That's the sunshine vitamin and apparently, I wasn't seeing enough daylight. My doctor put me on prescription supplements that were the size of a horse's rump. I took them for a while, failed to feel any different, and gave up.
An internet search at the time showed diagnosing vitamin D deficiencies was the in vogue thing to do. My doctor explained that most people north of the equator were deficient. I was very fond of my doctor, now deceased, so I took the supplements for a while.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I was listening to a Philadelphia all news radio station in my kitchen. They did a news report on a new study that shows vitamin D supplements do nothing for bone health, and the supplements do not lessen the chance of a fracture.
So there!
I don't feel so bad about avoiding the sun.
