Take someone evolved for equatorial sun and drop them into Sweden, Minnesota, or the UK where UVB is absent most of the year, with no vitamin D supplement. The outcome isn't subtle — severe deficiency. The same logic applies inversely: pale-skinned northerners placed in Australia without sun protection face rapid skin damage. Latitude migration without dietary adjustment is essentially an uncontrolled clinical trial.
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