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Do Redheads Need Less Vitamin D?

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

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  • Just 1% to 2% of the global population has red hair, which is caused by a mutation of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R), a gene located on chromosome 16

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