As traditional Alaska Native marine diets decline, vitamin D deficiency rises

By Yereth Rosen, Arctic Now November 17, 2017
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Reduced consumption of traditional marine foods over the past decades has triggered a rise in vitamin D deficiencies, and the result has been an increase in the incidence of rickets for Alaska Native children, medical research shows.

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