{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"PureVegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/PureVegan\/","title":"Winter Vitamin D - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hFcl6SWzHa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/winter-vitamin-d\/\">Winter Vitamin D<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/winter-vitamin-d\/embed\/#?secret=hFcl6SWzHa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Winter Vitamin D&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"hFcl6SWzHa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sun-light.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":235,"description":"Most people stay indoors when winter turns the world cold and white, but staying indoors too much can cause a vitamin D deficiency. Vegans are particularly susceptible, because their diet tends to be low in the vitamin. While non-vegans can get vitamin D from meat and other animal products, vegans can&#8217;t. Don&#8217;t write vitamin D off as a useless vitamin; it&#8217;s very important to the body. It helps regulate bone formation, assists in fighting illnesses and aids in calcium absorption. Young vegans who are still growing, will need a larger quantity of a vitamin D supplement as a vitamin D deficiency may lead to misshapen bones in children. To prevent issues stemming from the lack of vitamin D during winter, vegans can supplement in one of three ways. \u00a0 \u00a0* Sunlight The first option, standing in the winter sun, isn&#8217;t a strong source of vitamin D. The lower sun trajectory results in less direct sunlight. Plus, it&#8217;s cold outside and no one wants to stand outside for long periods of time while the fingers and toes start to freeze. If your house has a sunroom, you can soak up sun this way. While you will be warmer as your exposed [&hellip;]"}