D-fence Against the Canadian Winter: Making Insufficient Vitamin D Levels a Higher Priority for Public Health

With most of the country situated above the latitude of the 42nd parallel north, there is a significant portion of the Canadian population that is not getting enough of the sunshine vitamin during the winter. Vitamin D is naturally produced when skin is exposed to sunlight, however during the winter...

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Main Author: Jennifer D. Zwicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2015-04-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/vitamin-d-zwicker.pdf