As a guy who works from his home and plays video games as part of his job, you can guess which vitamin deficiency my doctor found during my last physical.
It's the big D, i.e. the one you get from being out in the sunshine. (You do get some from milk, but not as much as the branding suggests). It was like being told I had six cavities, but as chagrined as I was to hear this, the doc told me not to feel bad. Half of everybody in Oregon has a vitamin D deficiency. It's got a lot to do with the weather and latitude.
So now I'm on a supplement. I take two small tablets in the morning and by noon my pee is the color of a lemon Jolly Rancher. Now I'm wondering if I'm getting enough vitamin C.
You guys can talk about your vitamin deficiencies, or anything else you like, in our official open thread here. Here's some topic starters:
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• Here's the cast of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, both as they appeared in the movie and now in present times. I had no idea Augustus Gloop was portrayed by a young Joe Don Baker. (The Oompa Loompa is now the Speaker of the House of Representatives.)