From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Wed Oct 02 2002 - 07:13:07 MDT
Lee Corbin wrote:
>
> Now I do admit that once while watching some
> senior masters play speed chess it occurred
> to me that there *might* be an correlation
> between male hormone and dark complexion.
### Yes, there is. Women are about 3 to 4 % lighter-skinned than men of the
same ethnic group. It is hypothesized that this difference is due to women's
higher need for vitamin D during pregnancy.
Rafal
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