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At 49 degrees north latitude, Vancouver is a bit closer to the North Pole than the Equator. This far north, winter days are short. The sunlight our bodies need to naturally manufacture vitamin D is in short supply. As a result, vitamin D levels normally plummet in people in northern climates in the fall and winter. For the sake of…