African Americans are at increased risk of vitamin D deficiency for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

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The primary reason African Americans are at increased risk of vitamin D deficiency is due to the higher melanin content in their skin, which reduces the skin's ability to produce vitamin D from sunlight. Choices A, C, and D are accurate reasons for increased risk, but there is no evidence to support that African Americans spend less time in the sun than people of other ethnic backgrounds as a generalized fact contributing to vitamin D deficiency.

African Americans Are at Increased Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency