Suggest more vitamin D above the Arctic Circle

Vitamin D deficiency in adolescents living at high latitudes: are we missing something in the recommendations?

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 102, Issue 6, pages 569–571, June 2013

Thomas H Casswall1,2,*

Invited Commenatry for Persson K et al, Vitamin D deficiency at the Arctic circle- a study in food allergic adolescents and controls, pages 644–649.

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Note: The Arctic Circle (66 degrees) almost touches Iceland.

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