More important news on vitamin D and coronavirus
On March 27, I published a post about some findings of a team from the University of Turin (Italy) showing that low levels of vitamin D might increase:
your risk of being infected with Covid-19
your risk of having complications if you already have the virus
The University of Turin data also showed that vitamin D can counteract lung damage caused by hyperinflammation.
Well, now a research team led by Northwestern University has found a “strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates.” Their results are based on data from hospitals in several countries, including Italy.
Incidentally, I got this information from an easy-to-read Science Daily article, which you can check out for yourself at this link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200507121353.htm?fbclid=IwAR20hJJCU7d2WQj27sdIny3UgwYlrKZDlnR6gnbccXrBPiNu6QkSkspKQCk
So it seems as though vitamin D will lower your risk of having severe complications and of dying from the virus…once you’ve contracted it, of course. Here’s an important excerpt from the article: “Not only does vitamin D enhance our innate immune systems, it also prevents our immune systems from becoming dangerously overactive. This means that having healthy levels of vitamin D could protect patients against severe complications, including death, from COVID-19.”
According to the lead researcher, vitamin D might actually cut “the mortality rate in half.” Wowsie!
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Source: Margaret's Corner - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll covid-19 vitamin D Source Type: blogs
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