Posted on 03/11/2021 9:49:30 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
...two preprint studies posted March 7, evidence doesn't support supplementing vitamin D to stave off the virus. In one study researchers from McGill University in Canada looked at data from people who were genetically predisposed to vitamin D deficiency. They analyzed whether supplementing the nutrient might lower their risk of infection or severe illness from COVID-19. They found no evidence that supplementing vitamin D could improve coronavirus outcomes.
In another study researchers from Aristotle University in Greece compared the rates of vitamin D deficiency with rates of COVID-19 infection and mortality in 24 European countries, including Finland, Italy, the UK, and Germany. The data did not show a significant link between lower vitamin D levels in the population and higher rates of death and illness...
...it's too early to conclude that supplementing could protect people from infection or complications.
"Vitamin D has been praised for too many things even though we have very limited data for that," Dr Michael Chourdakis, lead author of the European study.
This isn't the first research to cast doubt on vitamin D as a potential coronavirus treatment. A study published in November 2020 found that large doses of vitamin D didn't reduce the severity of COVID-19 in patients.
Despite the new doubts about the merits of vitamin D for coronavirus treatment, there's a large body of research that suggests the nutrient is crucial for a healthy immune system. There's good evidence it plays a role in fighting off viral infection, which could extend to COVID-19.
A study published in October 2020 found that coronavirus patients who were given a highly potent form of vitamin D were significantly less likely to need intensive care, and none of them died. And another study found people with a vitamin D deficiency were twice as likely to be infected.
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Yep. ;-)
I was convinced LONG before this virus that an optimal blood vitamin D level was crucial for good health. Nothing, including this article, will change my mind on that.
I have taken between 5000 and 10000 IU each day for years, and don’t plan to stop.
I was convinced LONG before this virus that an optimal blood vitamin D level was crucial for good health. Nothing, including this article, will change my mind on that.
I have taken between 5000 and 10000 IU each day for years, and don’t plan to stop.
Me too. Along with B12.
The fact remains that vitamin D deficiency is exhibited in an overwhelming number of Covid-19 positive deaths.
Seems like an easy precaution to take.
/salamander totally loses her **** with joy
:D
Agree 100%, it’s worked for me, and I’m not stoping.
Awww...{{{hug}}} 🤗
Take K2 with D3.
My doctor pushed Statins pretty hard. I don’t like Statins.
Take K2 with D3.
I was doing that but now on Warfarin. Not sure where to go with that.
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