Lounge Lizards: Take your vitamins

[jvkohl]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5194300.stm

This rather frivolous cross-species

comparison is made more pertinent by drawing from additional research on steroid hormones like vitamin D. From a

visual (e.g. more colorfull) perspective, darker complexion (as in tanned skin) indicates increased Vitamin D

levels, as well as increased testosterone levels. So, as I've indicated in past communication, when women say they

prefer tall, dark, and handsome men, they are indicating their preference for testosterone-associated pheromone

production. Simply put, the link between vitamin D and the "dark" descriptor, is due to olfactory/pheromonal

conditioning of our visual response.

See also:
Sonnenberg, J., Luine, V.N., Krey, L.C., & Christakos, S.

(1986) 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 treatment results in increased cholin acetyltransferase activity in specific brain

nuclei. Endocrinology, 118, 1433-1439.
My notes: VITAMIN D IS A STEROID HORMONE ACTIVATED BY LIGHT AND CONVERTED

TO ITS ACTIVE METABOLITE D3. D3 CORRECTS DEFICIENCIES IN SERUM TESTOSTERONE AND LH IN VITAMIN D-DEFICIENT MALE RATS.

IT MAY PLAY A ROLE IN NEUROENDOCRINE REGULATE OF ANTERIOR PITUITARY FUNCTION. COULD BE A DIRECT EFFECT ON TESTICULAR

FUNCTION, CALCIUM AND LH.

JVK

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