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Let us look at the evolution, when the Homo sapiens lived. They also benefited from sunlight and fueled vitamin D, which required a stable calcium for balance of the body and healthy bones. Equatorial humans developed a dark melanin-rich skin, which protected them from too much sun, but allowed enough for vitamin D production. The people who settled in regions away from the equator, developed a less pigment rich, lighter skin, so that the sun could be used better. In the north, sunlight is not enough to produce vitamin D. Living in climates with little sunlight was made possible by catching and consuming vitamin D rich fish and mammals.

In our age of mobility, ethnicity is mixed. Skin color and sunshine, as well as traditional diet is no longer adapted to the latitude and often leads to a health deficit. We have also developed clothing that covers most of our body and is omitted from the formation of vitamin D. Thus, it is the responsibility of each and every one to think about their vitamin D intake strategy in order to live a healthy life.