Vitamin D Status: Can It Affect the Risk of Infection and the Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms?

This article aims to determine the role and effect of vitamin D serum concentration in the prevalence and severity of COVID-19.Recent FindingsSeveral observational studies have demonstrated that suboptimal levels of vitamin D serum concentrations can significantly increase the risk of developing COVID-19 and lead to a more severe symptomatology. One study suggests, however, that supplementation of vitamin D could potentially increase the incidence of mortality in COVID-19 patients.SummaryVitamin D status could have an influential role in the development and progression of SARS-CoV2 infection. Further studies are warranted to understand fully the veracity and the extent of this association.
Source: Current Tropical Medicine Reports - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research