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I don't have the source handy but there was a geographic point made about Scandinavia that went something like this: - Scandinavia is very far north and theref
by alexpotato 7y ago
I don't have the source handy but there was a geographic point made about Scandinavia that went something like this:
- Scandinavia is very far north and therefore gets less sun in the winter (obviously)
- Apparently the soil of Scandinavia is well suited to crops that are high in Vitamin D
The soil being good for Vitamin D crops (plus lightening of skin/hair and fish diets etc) was a part of why people were able to live in such far northern climates even if they didn't always have access to fish.
- bdcs 7y ago> - Apparently the soil of Scandinavia is well suited to crops that are high in Vitamin D IIUC it's the other way around. soil/climate allows for foods low in Vitamin D -> Vitamin D needed from other sources -> evolutionary pressure for getting it from the sun -> less melanin in skin
- BurningFrog 7y agoI can't find any crops that are high in vitamin D. Some fungi have decent vitamin D, but it's certainly not a major "crop" in Scandinavia.