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