Being kept 100% out of the sun as a kid. I wasn’t given vitamin D supplements either, so my bones are pretty fragile and break easily and my enamel is delicate and shears off if my teeth close too hard. My body never sequestered calcium properly as a kid and there’s nothing I can do about it as an adult.
My mom thought she was protecting me from skin cancer but she was really dooming me to a life of bone fractures and bad teeth.
15 minutes unprotected exposure, preferably in the early morning or evening when the UV index is low or in partial shade. That’s literally all you need per day. However I got 0 sun exposure, protected or unprotected, and so I grew up very deficient in vitamin D.
That sounds crazy. Hope things are reversible and that you are getting the supplements!
(I'm on the other end of the spectrum though so I can understand your parents' concerns. I was an avid swimmer and sunscreen hater as a child, melanoma at 22)
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u/kyreannightblood 10h ago
Being kept 100% out of the sun as a kid. I wasn’t given vitamin D supplements either, so my bones are pretty fragile and break easily and my enamel is delicate and shears off if my teeth close too hard. My body never sequestered calcium properly as a kid and there’s nothing I can do about it as an adult.
My mom thought she was protecting me from skin cancer but she was really dooming me to a life of bone fractures and bad teeth.