Reduced Lung Fuction Due to Vitamin D Deficency in Dark Skinned People

No wonder West Indians had a rough time when they moved to the UK in the mid-twentieth century: with the polluted atmosphere common at that time many suffered from a vitamin D deficiency. Their children born in the UK had more problems than their parents because growing up in a sun depleted climatic environment with a dark skin led to long term lung problems.

Australian research shows the lack of vitamin D leads to altered lung structure, with the lungs partially shutting down. In adult life people of West Indian heritage have decreased lung function.

Mice were tested with some being made deficient in vitamin D while others had an adequate level. Tests with a plethysmograph showed lung obstruction was markedly greater in mice lacking vitamin D. Overall, lung volume was reduced. Lungs were also smaller than average.

It was unclear as to whether the problem was basically due to heritage, or mothers being deficient during pregnancy, because test mice had to be bred to have low sun-to-vitamin D conversion.

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Australia Will Lose It's Christian Heritage and Rule by Caucasians

Australia will lose its Christian identity; and control of the country by Caucasians will be lost. If the number of immigrants from Asia continues eventually this will happen. Chinese people have been entering Australia for more than a century, Initially, they came here in the gold rush and went home. As time went by they came here and stayed. The Chinese community is a pillar of Australian society. They obey the law and go about earning a living in a practical manner.

It is people from other countries that are worrying. They hear about the welfare state in Australia and think: "I want some of that. Let's just go there and they will let us in. Then we can live on easy street." Life is hard in their countries, so you can't blame them for trying to get a better life. Unfortunately, someone must pay for the welfare state. With the process of centralization of the medical system in Australia at this very moment, it is clear that taxes will have to be increased just to maintain the current level of service. A better system will consume more money.

A meeting has just been held by mainly conservative Australians including Geoffrey Blainey, John Howard, Cardinal George Pell, Andrew Bolt, Rod Kemp, Dame Elizabeth Murdock, Hugh Morgan and others. They are called the Foundation of Western Civilization Program (FWCP). They feel that Western cultures worldwide are under attack from those of other cultures. In the past such non-Cristian protesters have been afraid to criticize because of the sheer power that Westerners had. With globalization non-Westerners find fault openly, especially those who follow other religious beliefs.

The FWCP see Western governments restricting European majorities from fighting back. Christian values such as bank holidays for '"paying homage" are still protected, but for how much longer? Buddhists and Muslims see these holidays as irrelevant. John Howard pointed out that at the recent memorial services for those who died in the Black Saturday bushfires, Christian Bishops were referred to "as leaders of significant community groups".

While immigrants to Western countries keep strong religious faith, the great majority seem to have no belief at all any more. John Howard holds that Christian beliefs must be taught in schools as well as out British and European heritage, and has criticized the new School curriculum announced by the Labor Government (see History Wars). He says a human rights charter for Australia would be bad because it would allow people to opt-out of following the "Christian Path".

I am not sure if the claim that non-belief leads to "lies, cheating, harm and swindling." Perhaps Howard is correct and Westerners are going down the destructive path. Personally, I believe that globalization will mix people together until there is a world culture. Then, perhaps, we may long for the old days when there were differences.

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