Posted on 05/02/2022 6:39:34 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
A randomized controlled trial study published last week found that Vitamin D can significantly reduce your chances of contracting COVID-19, without producing any serious side effects.
The peer-reviewed study, which recruited 321 frontline healthcare workers, received follow-up from 94 participants from the group that was administered Vitamin D and 98 from the group that was not. Of those who had taken Vitamin D, 6.4% contracted COVID-19, while 24.5% of those who had not taken the vitamin were infected with the virus.
The study also found that Vitamin D is effective against COVID-19 regardless of the Vitamin D levels in the blood.
Pre-existing evidence was supportive of Vitamin D being used as a treatment for COVID-19, though less conclusive.
Vitamin D deficiency was found to be high in COVID patients admitted to the hospital. Another study suggested that insufficient vitamin D could account for almost 9 out of 10 COVID deaths. More recently, a retrospective study found that pre-infection deficiency of vitamin D is associated with increased COVID severity and mortality. With that background, vitamin D treatment seemed like a good thing to try. Studies using vitamin D as early treatment for COVID found an overall 80% improvement, and over 30% when used as a prophylactic.
But this new study is the first randomized controlled trial showing conclusively that Vitamin D is safe and effective against COVID-19, with statistical significance.
“To our knowledge, this is the first controlled study evaluating the role of [Vitamin D] supplementation as a prophylactic measure to prevent SARS-Cov-2 infection and therefore has profound clinical and public health implications,” the researchers wrote.
Some of the world’s leading physicians have been recommending Vitamin D as part of a COVID-19 treatment protocol.
In February 2021, 220 professionals – most of them doctors – from 33 countries signed a letter advocating for the use of vitamin D to treat COVID-19.
“Many factors are known to predispose individuals to higher risk from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, such as age, being male, comorbidities, etc., but inadequate vitamin D is by far the most easily and quickly modifiable risk factor with abundant evidence to support a large effect," read the letter. "Vitamin D is inexpensive and has negligible risk compared to the considerable risk of COVID-19.”
“Given its safety, we call for immediate widespread increased vitamin D intakes,” the letter added.
With the COVID-19 vaccine admittedly unable to prevent infections, it is unclear whether Vitamin D will now be mandated to stave off the virus.
Ping vitamin D
If she changes her nine lemme know… I have my eye on a couple of TTop vettes.
There have been multiple studies on D all along. Far less likely to be hospitalized or die if your level was sufficient.
Not to throw cold water on the study but I was on daily vitamin D supplements in Jan ‘20 when I contracted Covid. 11 days in the hospital and a quad bypass to help repair organ damage. I wouldn’t count on supplement protection. Imo it’s all about viral loading.
Almost makes you think they’re ready to move on to the next pathogen now.
Impossible. Vitamin D is too cheap to be effective. /s
Naaawwww… really? Stunned, I am. /s
Now think how SUNLIGHT hitting the skin is the big producer of vitamin D and the powers that be wanted people to stayed locked down indoors.
“Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin.
Too many folks spend far too much time indoors.”
Probably why the lockdown instructions were so often stated as as “stay in your home”. Low vitamin D is a factor in almost all disease and poor health, including obesity. When is the last time the industrial medical complex recommended sunlight. Instead they scare you with skin cancer.
Someone ought to see if the number of Vitamin D level tests ordered by healthcare professionals has gone up in the last three years.
I had one ordered during this cluster. Fir the first time ever.
Never got an explanation for why it was ordered, either.
If the number of tests ordered suddenly and unexpectedly shot up a couple of years ago, Houston, we have a problem.
Take 5,000 units of D3 along with 100mcg of K2. Take D3 and K2 at the end of a meal (preferably breakfast) that contains at least 14 grams of healthy fats. Taking vitamin D3 and K2 together promotes new bone growth. Do not take any form of vitamin K if you are on blood-thinning medication without the approval of your doctor.
Take 200 mg magnesium glycinate about an hour before bed each night. Magnesium plays a key role in bone and muscle function and assists in the activation of vitamin D.
“Not to throw cold water on the study but I was on daily vitamin D supplements in Jan ‘20 when I contracted Covid. 11 days in the hospital and a quad bypass to help repair organ damage. I wouldn’t count on supplement protection. Imo it’s all about viral loading.”
I have no idea if Vitamin D is good for fighting Covid or not. Maybe it is; maybe it isn’t. What is reality though is that for every “expert” proponent of something there will always be a countering “expert” opponent.
Hell, maybe beer is the ultimate cure-all. One can take Ben Franklin’s observation that “We have beer because God wants us to be happy,” and extend it to “We have beer because God wants us to be healthy.”
What was your Vitamin D intake?
For the record, the daily dosage for D3 is relevant.
Many believe that for an average adult the dosage should be 5,000 units goosed up to at least 7,000 in the winter and flu season.
Several here know that 10,000 is a good winter dose
6,000 iu as a supplement.
You also need to take melatonin with that.
also melatonin.
Me too! Slight fever overnight and then a sore throat the next morning for about an hour.
Vitamin D levels for most people are way too low. There has been a lot of literature indicating that the recommended levels are in fact...way too low for general health let alone for fighting Covid.
The best source of Vitamin D is the sun. My doctor tested my blood as part of a routine blood screening. He had suggested to me take Vitamin D before the result even came back. Why? Because he assumed by my age I would deficient. I didn’t start and he called telling me to hold off and wanted to know what I was doing to have ‘such high levels.’ I explained I spent most afternoons out walking dogs in the sunshine.
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