Pale Europeans and Dark Africans share sun and common health problems:constancy in regional health differences and sunshine

Abstract

Regional risk of cardiovascular mortality has only recently been added to the group of major risk factors, but its effective sub-factors are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to assess the CHD mortality in Finland and other Europe, its stability and association with capability in vitamin D synthesis. In a worldwide assay several causes besides geographical and climatological factors restrict vitamin D synthesis in skin and several factors affect the activation as also the inactivation of vitamin D. Sunshine anyhow is the constant source of vitamin D, while dietary habits have changed. Effects of vitamin D could be based on mineral, anti-inflammatory and structural factors. Different availability of sunshine has thus associated with the constancy in proportional difference in CHD mortality in Finland as an example country.

Conclusion: Sunshine is associated with lower CHD mortality in Europe. Other additive mechanisms are suggested.

Keywords: CHD mortality, regional risk, sunshine, inflammation, silicon