Vitamin D has become known as the “sunshine vitamin” in Canada’s long dark winters. Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most prevalent nutrient deficiencies for people living outside of the tropics. 50 to 85% of people living in northern latitudes have suboptimal or deficient levels of vitamin D. People at risk of vitamin D deficiency include people living in northern latitudes, office workers, people with limited sunlight exposure, overweight, pregnant, elderly and dark-skinned people. The source of the lanolin (from which our vitamin D3 is derived) has been approved by the American Vegetarian Association; assuring the animal (in this case sheep) is neither harmed nor killed, and treated humanely.
