UAE is quite close to the equator and we naturally receive 90 per cent of
our Vitamin D from the sun but still UAE is one of the world’s highest
in Vit D deficiency. Answer pls
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"How much time do they actually spend outside?'"
The answer? Very little.
“Everyone in the UAE gets from their air-conditioned condo or flat into an air-conditioned car, with tinted glasses sometimes, and goes to their air-conditioned office,” Often they park as close to the building as possible.
“It's a lifestyle which doesn't promote that kind of being outside,”
And who could blame them? In the summer, temperatures constantly reach above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix in suffocating humidity, and it's obvious why no one wants to spend time outdoors.
But there are other factors, besides the heat and humidity.
“One of the reasons is the traditional dress,” . “It's not just the traditional dress of hijab. But also Asian and other South Asian women who live here. They wear long, conservative clothing, and it's a cultural practice not for them to spend time in the sun, not to sun tan ... they don't like to sun tan.”
The answer? Very little.
“Everyone in the UAE gets from their air-conditioned condo or flat into an air-conditioned car, with tinted glasses sometimes, and goes to their air-conditioned office,” Often they park as close to the building as possible.
“It's a lifestyle which doesn't promote that kind of being outside,”
And who could blame them? In the summer, temperatures constantly reach above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix in suffocating humidity, and it's obvious why no one wants to spend time outdoors.
But there are other factors, besides the heat and humidity.
“One of the reasons is the traditional dress,” . “It's not just the traditional dress of hijab. But also Asian and other South Asian women who live here. They wear long, conservative clothing, and it's a cultural practice not for them to spend time in the sun, not to sun tan ... they don't like to sun tan.”
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