They theoretically didn't need sunlight because they got the vitamin(s)  
 from fatty fish & such, however they lit their dwelling places with seal  
oil lamps known to produce lots of soot. This is worse than living next to  
a major roadway in terms of air pollution.
Best way to poison people is through their lungs.

William



On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:18:12 -0500, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> IIRC, he theorized that women aged more rapidly than men because they  
> remained primarily indoors in very warm dwellings.
>
> Maybe they didn't get enough sunlight?
>