Posted on 09/15/2021 9:14:18 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
New research from Trinity College and University of Edinburgh has examined the association between vitamin D and COVID-19, and found that ambient ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation (which is key for vitamin D production in the skin) at an individual's place of residence in the weeks before COVID-19 infection, was strongly protective against severe disease and death.
Previous studies have linked vitamin D deficiency with an increased susceptibility to viral and bacterial respiratory infections. Similarly, several observational studies found a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19.
To overcome this, researchers were able to calculate "genetically-predicted" vitamin D level, that is not confounded by other demographic, health and lifestyle factors, by using the information from over one hundred genes that determine vitamin D status.
The Mendelian Randomisation is a particular analytical approach that enabled researchers to investigate whether vitamin D and COVID-19 might be causally linked using genetic data. Few earlier studies attempted this but failed to show a causal link. This could be because UVB radiation sunshine which is the most important source of vitamin D for majority of people was ignored.
Researchers, for the first time, looked at both genetically-predicted and UVB-predicted vitamin D level. Almost half a million individuals in the UK took part in the study, and ambient UVB radiation before COVID-19 infection was individually assessed for each participant. When comparing the two variables, researchers found that correlation with measured vitamin D concentration in the circulation was three-fold stronger for UVB-predicted vitamin D level, compared to genetically-predicted.
What were the findings?
Researchers found that ambient UVB radiation at an individual's place of residence preceding COVID-19 infection was strongly and inversely associated with hospitalization and death. This suggests that vitamin D may protect against severe COVID-19 disease and death.
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Vitamin D is a miracle vitamin - started taking when mom died of pancreatic cancer. Right after she passed an article popped up on my internet about the benefits of Vit. D against pancreatic cancer, as well as other cancers. I honestly haven’t been sick since I began taking D daily in 2006 - no cold, no flu. I’ve added Zinc now as I read Zinc is also great against Covid.
Same here. I take at least 2000 IU of Vitamin D daily as well as plenty of sunshine and foods rich in Vitamin D (eggs, salmon, sardines, mushrooms). Added Zinc during COVID.
Haven't been sick either. Vitamin D is one of the easiest things in the world to add to your daily routine and it's cheap.
Unless they’re getting it via diet or supplement; Probably the HCQ since dark skinned people do not process UV into D as well as lighter skinned folks do.
I am basically on the Trump supplements. Vitamin D, Zink, Melatonin and Quinine (found in Tonic water and/or Leg cramps supplements).
So far working?!
Well, it depends on where you live. The further from the Equator you live, the shorter the part of the year when the body can make Vitamin D from sunlight is. There are other factors too: time of day, using sunscreen, percentage of the body exposed to sunlight, a person’s age. Simply being outside may not be enough to make Vitamin D.
https://www.usdairy.com/news-articles/what-type-of-vitamin-d-is-in-milk Snip...
"Most milk sold at retail in the U.S. contains vitamin D. Because few foods naturally contain vitamin D, it can be added in specified amounts to foods like milk, yogurt and many cheeses to help people meet dietary recommendations.
Vitamin D fortified milk must contain at least 100 International Units (IU) and up to a maximum of 150 IU vitamin D per eight-ounce serving per national milk standards.
You may be asking, "What type of vitamin D is in milk"? There are two types of vitamin D: vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D2 is a plant source of vitamin D; for example, it is naturally found in mushrooms. Vitamin D3 is produced naturally by the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light. Food sources that contain vitamin D3 include fatty fish (e.g., salmon, tuna, mackerel), fish liver oils and egg yolk. Vitamin D3 can also be made from lanolin. Most milk is fortified with vitamin D3." ...Snip.
I do not know how much you are drinking but I would say no. Remember that MRD ("Minimum Daily Requirement") (Which Doctors are always citing as enough!!) is only the amount required to prevent disease, NOT the optimal amount for daily functioning. You can buy 365 capsules of 2000IU for about $10, a good investment!
Note......Its hard to overdose on Vit. D!
See this article regarding a 1936 experiment designed to help people with Rheumatoid Arthritis:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/1155857
"Our interest in vitamin D therapy was stimulated by C. I. Reed, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, who observed improvement of symptoms in two patients with arthritis whom he had treated for hay fever with vitamin D concentrate. One of these patients was a man aged 46 and the other, a woman aged 47. The former had suffered with chronic atrophic arthritis for seven months and the latter had suffered with it for fifteen years in addition to hay fever. We have treated twenty cases of atrophic arthritis with daily doses of viosterol of from 150,000 to 250,000 U. S. P. X units of vitamin D.1 Ten patients were men and ten were women. The youngest patient was 23 years of age and the oldest was 60. Fifty-five per cent of the patients were between 40 and 60 years of age. Twelve, or" Snip (Subscription article from this point on!) I understand from other sources that it was successful and the RA improved, but experiment stopped because of the extremely high dose and mild toxicity. (100,000 + units for 1 month and started to have symptoms of Vit D toxicity. They removed them from the protocol and they recovered fully. )
If you take vitamin D supplements, be sure you take them with food that contains fat. Vitamin D is fat soluble and may require fat in the digestive tract in order for the body to absorb it. I say “maybe” because scientific studies have not confirmed how important fat is for absorption. The body’s ability to produce the vitamin through the skin being exposed to the sun and it being stored by the body make it more difficult to measure dietary absorption. But the body requires dietary fat to be healthy. So, I personally take a multivitamin plus extra D with meals containing fat.
I don’t take a vitamin D supplement but I am a big milk drinker. Is there enough vitamin D in milk to make a difference?
The government forces milk sellers to add vitamin a to skim milk. Foods have more vitamin a than you need. Excess vitamin a causes bone problems.
If your arms receive sunlight a few times per week, I think it’s likely you have a good level of vitamin d.
For a long time, people in cold countries took 10 micrograms of vitamin d per day. I think taking more typically provides no benefit.
Isn’t this odd that the information is kept secret along with obesity seeing that minorities are more susceptible to both issues.Trust the Science on the Margaret Sanger Plantation.
No issues thusfar. And no, I will not get vaccinated.
Read up on “Vitamin D Hammer”...Dr Gary Schwalfenberg (and Dr. Joseph Mercola)...
Been using this since the WuFlu hit us with absolutely zero ill effects noted...
As always, wise to consult your personal physician...
Note......Its hard to overdose on Vit. D!
Taking vitamin d reduces vitamin k and gamma tocopherol. There are no long term studies on whether those who take vitamin d have more problems related to these deficiencies, so it’s too early to conclude that it’s hard to take too much vitamin d.
In the post above, I should have written Taking too much vitamin d.
Vitamin D is important in the treatment of many diseases. When I was being treated for Prostate cancer, the doctor gave me 10k units a day. Everyone in my treatment group was also short of Vit D. My mother had colon cancer and was put on Vitamin D. Vit D should be on everybody’s daily pill list. Unless you work outside and drink milk every meal, you will most likely be short of Vit D.
Thanks, point taken! I would not advocate taking 100,000 IU and they did stop the trial within a month when problems appeared, but 150 iu is extremely low, especially giving your skin can produce 25,000 with an hour in the sun. (In a skimpy bathing suit.)
giving your skin can produce 25,000 with an hour in the sun
That ability helps you to quickly produce vitamin d if you have a deficiency.
As you keep exposing your skin to sunlight, you produce less vitamin d and deactivate more each time.
People in Israel with a level of 50 ng/ml have more kidney stones. In one experiment, people who took 100 micrograms of vitamin d per day for a few months had a blood level of 67 ng/ml.
How many IUs can the body absorb? Long ago I used to take 1000 IUs of vitamin E and large doses of Vitamin C every day as supplements until I realized I was pi**ing most of it out. It made pretty pee but didn’t accomplish much else. I still take a fish oil capsule every day along with a couple of large glasses of milk.
The problem is that it can absorb almost everything you take even when you take too much.
Quercitin, D3, and Zinc
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