Vitamin D varies with latitude

Vitamin D vs latitude - Chile

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Strangely, the above map was in the supplement  PDF, not the main PDF


Supplement from: Passive Commuting and Higher Sedentary Time Is Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency in Adult and Older Women: Results from Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017
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Some health problems that increase with latitude in Chile

  • Seasonal Variation in Suicidal Deaths in Chile: Its Relationship to Latitude - 2006 https://doi.org/10.1159/000090596
  • Higher latitude and lower solar radiation influence on anaphylaxis in Chilean children - 2014 FREE PDF
  • Associations of Blood Pressure With Geographical Latitude, Solar Radiation, and Ambient Temperature: Results From the Chilean Health Survey, 2009–2010 = 2016 FREE PDF
  • Geographic latitude and sleep duration: A population-based survey from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Antarctic Circle - Jan 2017 https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2016.1277735



Higher incidence of many health problems if Higher Latitude

Cancer and Latitude

MS and latitude


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