Vitamin D levels and sunshine are exceptionally important to human health, and therefore we should be aware of vitamin D science. The Vitamin D Society of Canada is always at the forefront of the research on vitamin D levels and sunlight. And, they deliver press releases to keep people from Canada (and the world) apprised of new and important findings. Hence, I would like to comment on the salient points of their latest release. As I do so, it is especially relevant to note that vitamin D levels are surrogate measures for sun exposure.  continue reading

To give Canadians a boost in vitamin D, Health Canada is now requiring milk and margarine producers to more than double the amount in their products. Milk now has 5 mcg or 200 IU (1 mcg = 40 IU) continue reading

Launch of the updated CPP/EI rulings web content

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regularly reviews the information available on Canada.ca to provide greater clarity. To better assist workers and payers with questions about determining a worker’s employment status and the CRA’s Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Employment Insurance (EI) Rulings Program, we reorganized the existing content on our web pages.… continue reading

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A vitamin D paper published in MDPI Nutrients, “Vitamin D: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Recommendations for Population Guidelines” has been recognized as the most cited paper published in Nutrients in 2025! Vitamin D Society helps fund Grassroots Health continue reading