Study finds 60% higher rates of COVID-19 among people with low levels of the 'sunshine vitamin'
A new University of Chicago, is the first to show higher rates of COVID-19 in people who were recently vitamin-D deficient - within the year - before getting tested for coronavirus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D deficiency raises COVID-19 infection risk by 77%, study finds
Vitamin D deficiency increases a person's risk for catching COVID-19 by 77% compared to those with sufficient levels of the nutrient, a study published Thursday by JAMA Network Open found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D deficiency symptoms: Do your muscles feel like this? Three warning signs
VITAMIN D deficiency symptoms can affect a multitude of body parts. Feeling either of the following three signs in your muscles could indicate that your levels are dangerously low. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus.
"Vitamin D is important to the function of the immune system and vitamin D supplements have previously been shown to lower the risk of viral respiratory tract infections," said David Meltzer, MD, PhD, Chief of Hospital Medicine at UChicago Medicine and lead author of the study. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - September 3, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Study: Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19
(University of Chicago Medical Center) In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus. The findings were published Sept. 3, 2020 in JAMA Network Open. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 3, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Vitamin D deficiency warning: Does your hair look like this? The sign on your head
VITAMIN D deficiency symptoms may be difficult to spot, but may include tiredness and feeling sick. One of the most common warning signs of the deficiency may be spotted in your hair. Should you add more vitamin D-rich foods to your diet? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D May Reduce Recurrence of Positional Vertigo Vitamin D May Reduce Recurrence of Positional Vertigo
Clinicians should consider the management of vitamin D deficiency in all patients with frequent attacks of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), researchers suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - August 7, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Severe vitamin D deficiencies in UK South Asian population puts their health at risk
(University of Surrey) 20 percent of the middle-aged UK South Asian population may have a very severe vitamin D deficiency, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. Such deficiency can lead to health problems such as osteomalacia (softening of the bones) and other chronic diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - August 4, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
High-Dose Vitamin D Does Not Affect Peripheral Arterial Calcification in People Without Deficiency High-Dose Vitamin D Does Not Affect Peripheral Arterial Calcification in People Without Deficiency
Daily vitamin D supplements of 400, 4,000, or 10,000 IU had no effect on tibial-artery calcification over 3-years in adults without osteoporosis who had adequate vitamin levels at baseline in a study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - July 27, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Vitamin D Supplementation in Deficient Children Fails to Lower Tuberculosis Risk Vitamin D Supplementation in Deficient Children Fails to Lower Tuberculosis Risk
A large study in Mongolia has concluded that vitamin D supplementation does not reduce the risk of contracting latent tuberculosis in children deficient in the vitamin.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Vitamin D supplements do not protect against COVID-19
A review of previous studies that claim vitamin D deficiency increases COVID-19 risk by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has found no evidence that vitamin D supplementation will reduce risks.Medical News Today (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - July 6, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Vitamin D megadose: definition, efficacy in bone metabolism, risk of falls and fractures - Narvaez J, Maldonado G, Guerrero R, Messina OD, Rios C.
INTRODUCTION: Currently, approximately more than one billion people around the world are considered to have deficient levels of vitamin D. International consensus recommends vitamin D supplementation to high-risk patients (advanced age, osteoporosis, liver... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Africa: Think Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Common in Africa? Think Again
[The Conversation Africa] The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, and the number of diseases associated with it, seems to be increasing worldwide. Africa is known to have a huge burden of disease, but little is known about the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. In our recent paper, we reviewed and analysed all published studies that assessed the vitamin D status of healthy populations in Africa. The average prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was much higher than we expected. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 30, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
COVID-19 rapid evidence summary: vitamin D for COVID-19 [ES28], NICE (published 29th June 2020)
Vitamin D is important for bone and muscle health. It has also been hypothesised that vitamin D may have a role in the body ' s immune response to respiratory viruses. Although sunlight exposure is the major source of vitamin D for most people, it can also be obtained from the diet or supplements. The 2 major forms of vitamin D, vitamin D3 (colecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), are licensed for the prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D supplements are not specifically licensed for preventing or treating any infection, including the novel coronavirus infection that causes COVID ‑19. (Sourc...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D deficiency: How much of the sunshine vitamin you need to avoid the condition
VITAMIN D is a micronutrient needed for healthy longevity. And so, without it, the body can suffer. How much do you need of the vitamin if you want to avoid a deficiency? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
