Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2020/05/vitamin-d-and-coronavirus-will-it-help/
In the past few weeks, several studies have appeared linking low levels of the vitamin D intermediate, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol [25(OH)D] to Covid-19 severity.
- Vitamin D insufficiency is prevalent in severe COVID-19 [preprint observes that all 20 patients under age 75 had low levels of blood 25(OH)D; calls for further research]
- Vitamin D Supplementation Could Possibly Improve Clinical Outcomes of Patients Infected with Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) [retrospective study correlating higher levels of 25 (OH)D with better COVID-19 outcomes; calls for further research]
- The role of Vitamin D in the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection and mortality [finds low levels of 25 (OH)D among older adults in European countries; advises supplemen…
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