Posted on 02/23/2023 12:25:49 PM PST by nickcarraway
UniSQ academic helps refine knowledge on disease, vitamin interaction by modelling against confounding variables Vitamin D is known to keep our bones and muscles healthy – and now a novel study shows it might also play an important role in protecting us from COVID-19.
In a newly released paper, University of Southern Queensland statistician Dr Zahirul Hoque and colleagues have studied the link between vitamin D levels and COVID-19 infection rates using statistical modelling.
After analysing the health datasets from 10 countries, the team found that individuals with normal levels of vitamin D had significantly lower COVID-19 infection rates than their vitamin D deficient counterparts.
To define this interaction, the team had to discount other variables which could make individuals more susceptible to the disease, such as age, gender and weight.
This study is the first of its kind to investigate the link between vitamin D and COVID-19 while adjusting for confounding variables and country level heterogeneity.
“We started work on this project in 2020, when COVID-19 was at its peak in many countries,” Dr Hoque said.
“Looking at the literature, we found some teams adjusting for different variables, but we did not find any looking at the influence of vitamin D levels on COVID-19 incidence which had also considered other confounding variables.
“It was hard to get data which also included vitamin D levels, but we ended up collecting samples from a good number of countries across many regions in the world.”
Dr Hoque said the team used a negative binomial regression model to counter country-linked heterogeneity and find the association between the independent variables and COVID-19, providing an incidence rate ratio.
The researchers then studied the impact of vitamin D levels on this incidence rate ratio and found that COVID-19 infection was 48 per cent less in people with normal levels of vitamin D (>50nmol/L).
Overall, the team found vitamin D deficiency, aging and the vitamin D deficient, aged community at greatest risk for COVID-19 infection.
“Vitamin D is known to strengthen the immune system and could possibly play a direct role in the prevention of COVID-19,” Dr Hoque said.
“The vitamin has also been shown to exhibit antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi and viruses.
“With this research we hope to strengthen our knowledge on COVID-19 and factors which might help to prevent it.”
You don't want that cash cow leaving any sooner than necessary. A patient cured is a customer lost.
I’ve been doing Vit D3 and Zinc as a cold/flu protocol for years. When I got Covid, it was a cold with some heart issues. The Chinese knew what they were doing.
I am so sorry for your loss
By the time they hit the hospital, it’s likely too late for Vit D and Zinc. In many cases, they can look at the EKG at admittance and tell you what will happen. Covid can damage the heart.
My blood levels for vitamin D were last measured a 170 ng/ml. Very high. My doctor wants my under 120. In spite of the high levels, my wife's co-workers infected her in January 2022 and January 2023 and she shared it with me. Both cases were relatively mild with a 10 day active phase. The first (BA.1) had a very bad sore throat, malaise, fatigue, blood in urine, minor fever, one instance of dizziness, endless postnasal drip and runny nose. The second case was mostly postnasal drip and chest congestion. My SP02% overnight dropped to 86%, breaths per minute topped 22, temperature spiked to 102.5 on Jan 9th, then rapidly recovered. The RAT test line was very strong. Deep purple as soon as the fluid hit the line and well before it reached the control line.
The point is the vitamin D/zinc prevents severe disease, but it is not an invincible armor. It just keeps the acute viral phase of the disease in the minor leagues.
A couple weeks past the acute phase with a negative RAT, I still had significant postnasal drip and chest congestion. Mucinex helped in 4 hour "windows". I added sulforaphane to my morning supplements. The chest tightness went away and never returned.
COVID can damage the heart, but most of those cases of heart damage are persons who submitted to the mRNA injections. They damage the heart and immune system. When COVID comes calling, they are already compromised.
Zelensky had excellent results with HCQ/zinc sulfate/azithromycin as treatment. Others employed ivermectin as treatment. Hospitals were directed to put patients on remdesivir, wait for the kidney damage to flood the lungs, observe lowered SPO2 and place on a vent. The vent volume and O2% were cranked up until the lungs were damaged. Death often followed as SPO2 continued dropping. The hospitals scored $3,000 for the remdesivir and $39,000 for the vent. There was no incentive to treat for the purpose of sending home a recovered COVID patient.
I know of two cases that were "saved" by putting the patient on ECMO to allow the lungs to rest and dialysis to pick up the slack while the kidneys recovered. Both fully recovered.
Vitamine DUH!
My grandmother knew sunshine made vitamin D and it was good for you. Doctor F wanted you to stay in your homes and get sick.
Medical advise for decades has been to stay out of the sun so you don’t get skin cancer (but get everything else).
COVID-19 and Vitamin D | Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19 [Sunday, 01/31/2021]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT1CaTv5-e4
“In this lecture Professor Zach Murphy will present on the association between Vitamin D levels and COVID-19.”
That quote, is an understatement. Following the path of Zach Murphy’s video, detailing Vitamin D processing, will illustrate several of the virus and COVID-19 events about which, many people have concerns.
Some of the terms used in the video, up to around 28:40 minutes:
1-Alpha-Hydroxylase
1, 25 DiHydroxyCholeCalciferol
25 HydroxyCholeCalciferol
antigen
Antimicrobial
Beta Defensins
Cathelicidins
CD4 molecule
chemotaxis
cytokines
Interleukin 4 (also 5, 10, 12)
lysosome
Macrophage
MHC II molecule
Naive T Cell
peptides
phagocytosed
phagocytosis
phagolysosome
phagosome
proteolysis
ribosome
T Cell Receptor (TCR)
T Helper type 2 cell
Thanks for your observations. I just feel My wife and I have been lucky. People and relatives all around us have had covid, some severe. We are just thankful we have not been touched yet. I have been taking vitamins for the 1st time in my life. D, Zinc, K, and C.
You can use off-the-self supplements without restriction because they are not regulated the same way as drugs by the FDA. They must meet strict safety requirements. Regulated drugs must go through a rigorous system for their approval. For cross disorder treatment, a system of testing must be done for each disorder. For more information on the key differences Between the FDA’s Drug and Dietary Supplement regulations go here:
In the case of supplements, you can be confident in taking the dose recommended on the bottle.
For instance, FDA requires the supplement must have the following information on the label:
> Statement of identity (e.g., “ginseng”)
> Net quantity of contents (e.g., “60 capsules”)
> The statement: “This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” (If claims describing the role of a dietary supplement on a structure or function of the body are made)
> Directions for use (e.g., “take one capsule daily”)
Supplement Facts Panel (lists serving size, amount, and dietary supplement ingredients)
> Other ingredients, in descending order of predominance
> Name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor
For instance, the supplement, “Balance of Nature,” received this warning from the FDA:
If you experience adverse effects from any drug or suppliment, consult a doctor. You may get reason to consult a lawyer.
stay away from the phagocytes like phagocytosed
phagocytosis
phagolysosome
phagosome
Vitamin D is one of those that takes a long time to rise in the system
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A person with deficiency can have an optimal level in days. A few people increase their levels slowly. Drinking beer helps them increase their levels faster.
There is also a type of vitamin d that is already converted to the blood form before giving it to the person. The injection increases the level to the maximum possible for a dose once the injection ends.
COVID was the one time our Surgeon General could have been useful, such as, “Lose weight, exercise and take some Vitamin D for your immune system!”
Instead it was the obsession over masking.
The book, “Niacin The real Story” A 228 page book by Hoffer, Saul, and Foster has been updated to a Second Edition, More than doubling in size, coming out next month. Mine is on order.
bkmk
No “might” to it. I and two family members got WuFlu back in March 2020 and took specified megadoses of D3. We were each over it 8-10 hours after dosing.
Just taking zinc alone isn’t the whole picture. You need a zinc ionophore to help significantly raise the zinc levels inside the cells - HCQ, Quercetin, etc.
Yep. Should have left that last comma out.
and very early on take zinc along with the other anti-virals.
All the people that I know that died or nearly died from Covid were unvaccinated. Some of them died before the vaccine was available. Some of them died from heart-related issues.
All vaccines carry a risk. That’s why you should not take them lightly. We had an athlete on campus lose limbs to one about 10 years ago. People need to realize that we are naturally vaxxed against Covid due to ongoing exposure but it is still a risk. My pastor has been sick with Covid for almost 2 weeks.
The Zelenko Protocol from three years ago included massive doses of vitamin D.
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