Vitamin D may improve odds of survival from COVID-19
There's been much speculation about whether vitamin D might prevent or help survival with COVID-19, and two new studies appear to underscore the link.
There has been much speculation as to whether vitamin D might prevent or help to survive with COVID-19, and two new studies appear to underscore the link.
In the first study - published in the journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - British researchers found that COVID-19 infections and deaths were higher in countries where people had low vitamin D levels, such as Italy and Spain, compared to northern European countries where average vitamin D levels were higher. The researchers explained that people in southern Europe may have darker pigmentation, which reduces vitamin D synthesis, while people in northern European countries consume more cod liver oil and vitamin D supplements.
In the first study, published in the journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, British researchers found that COVID-19 infections and deaths were higher in countries with low vitamin D levels, such as Italy and Spain, compared to northern European countries with higher average vitamin D levels.Researchers have explained that people in southern Europe may have darker pigmentation, which reduces vitamin D synthesis, while people in northern European countries consume more cod liver oil and vitamin D supplements.
The second study appeared in the online Journal medRxiv, but has not been peer-reviewed. In it, a team from North-western University in Evanston, |||. analyzed data from 10 countries, including the United States. Led by postdoctoral researcher Ali Daneshkhah, the study's conclusion was the same: Low vitamin D levels were linked to a hyperactive immune system. The so-called "sunshine vitamin" bolsters immunity and prevents an overactive immune response, the Northwestern researchers said, adding that their finding could explain several mysteries, including why kids are unlikely to die from COVID-19.
The second study appeared in the online journal medRxiv, but was not peer-reviewed. It includes a team from the Northwestern University of Evanston,. Analyzed data from ten countries , including the United States. The conclusion of the study, led by postdoctoral researcher Ali Daneshkhah, was the same: low vitamin D levels were linked to a hyperactive immune system. The so-called "sunshine vitamin"Promotes immunity and prevents an overactive immune response, Northwestern researchers said, adding that their findings could explain a number of mysteries, including why children are unlikely to die from COVID-19.
But Dr. Mark Bolland, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Auckland in New Zealand who has Investigated the effects of vitamin D on bone health, said neither study proves cause and effect. There are numerous examples where low vitamin D levels have been associated with a condition, but raising the levels does not improve It." Bolland said.
But Dr. Mark Bolland, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Auckland , New Zealand, who has investigated the effects of vitamin D on bone health, said that neither study proves cause and effect. There are numerous examples where low levels of vitamin D have been associated with a condition, but rising levels do not improve it. "Bolland said.
He said the papers were both "very speculative" and based on the same fallacy.
He said the papers were both "very speculative" and based on the same falsity.
"It is far too simplistic to say that because some countries have average lower vitamin D levels, that this is a likely reason for worse COVID statistics," Boiland said.
"It's far too simple to say that because some countries have lower average vitamin D levels, this is probably the reason for worse COVID statistics," Boiland said.
But William Grant, director of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center in San Francisco, had a different take. To him, the findings add to results from other observational studies that found boosting vitamin D levels might help prevent COVID-19 or make it less severe.
But William Grant, director of Sunlight, San Francisco's Nutrition and Health Research Center, had a different view. The findings add to the results of other observational studies that found that boosting vitamin D levels could help prevent or reduce COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Dr. Frank Lau, an associate professor of clinical surgery at Louisiana State University, said his research clearly shows that vitamin D can make a difference.
Dr. Frank Lau, an associate professor of clinical surgery at Louisiana State University, said his research clearly shows that vitamin D can make a difference.
Patients whose levels are low have a weaker immune response to the novel coronavirus, he said. Vitamin D strengthens it, allowing the body to develop antibodies to the virus and prevent it from spreading throughout the body, Lau said .
Patients with low levels have a weaker immune response to the novel coronavirus, he said. Vitamin D strengthens it, enabling the body to develop antibodies to the virus and prevent it from spreading throughout the body, Lau said.
Clinical trials to see if vitamin D can help infected patients are getting started. Lau's own trial involves giving vitamin D to patients in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. Meanwhile, a trial in France is investigating whether vitamin D will benefit people with severe infection, he said.
Clinical trials to see if vitamin D can help infected patients get started. Lau's own trial involves giving vitamin D to patients at an early stage of infection with COVID-19. Meanwhile, a trial in France is investigating whether vitamin D will benefit people with serious infections, he said.
While Lau suspects vitamin D won't help once an infection is severe, he does believe boosting your vitamin D levels may help ward off COVID-19. But there's a more effective way to do it than taking a supplement, he said.
Although Lau suspects that vitamin D will not help once the infection is severe, he believes that boosting your vitamin D levels may help prevent COVID-19 from occurring. But there's a more effective way to do this than taking a supplement, he said.
There has been much speculation as to whether vitamin D might prevent or help to survive with COVID-19, and two new studies appear to underscore the link.
In the first study - published in the journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - British researchers found that COVID-19 infections and deaths were higher in countries where people had low vitamin D levels, such as Italy and Spain, compared to northern European countries where average vitamin D levels were higher. The researchers explained that people in southern Europe may have darker pigmentation, which reduces vitamin D synthesis, while people in northern European countries consume more cod liver oil and vitamin D supplements.
In the first study, published in the journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, British researchers found that COVID-19 infections and deaths were higher in countries with low vitamin D levels, such as Italy and Spain, compared to northern European countries with higher average vitamin D levels.Researchers have explained that people in southern Europe may have darker pigmentation, which reduces vitamin D synthesis, while people in northern European countries consume more cod liver oil and vitamin D supplements.
The second study appeared in the online Journal medRxiv, but has not been peer-reviewed. In it, a team from North-western University in Evanston, |||. analyzed data from 10 countries, including the United States. Led by postdoctoral researcher Ali Daneshkhah, the study's conclusion was the same: Low vitamin D levels were linked to a hyperactive immune system. The so-called "sunshine vitamin" bolsters immunity and prevents an overactive immune response, the Northwestern researchers said, adding that their finding could explain several mysteries, including why kids are unlikely to die from COVID-19.
The second study appeared in the online journal medRxiv, but was not peer-reviewed. It includes a team from the Northwestern University of Evanston,. Analyzed data from ten countries , including the United States. The conclusion of the study, led by postdoctoral researcher Ali Daneshkhah, was the same: low vitamin D levels were linked to a hyperactive immune system. The so-called "sunshine vitamin"Promotes immunity and prevents an overactive immune response, Northwestern researchers said, adding that their findings could explain a number of mysteries, including why children are unlikely to die from COVID-19.
But Dr. Mark Bolland, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Auckland in New Zealand who has Investigated the effects of vitamin D on bone health, said neither study proves cause and effect. There are numerous examples where low vitamin D levels have been associated with a condition, but raising the levels does not improve It." Bolland said.
But Dr. Mark Bolland, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Auckland , New Zealand, who has investigated the effects of vitamin D on bone health, said that neither study proves cause and effect. There are numerous examples where low levels of vitamin D have been associated with a condition, but rising levels do not improve it. "Bolland said.
He said the papers were both "very speculative" and based on the same fallacy.
He said the papers were both "very speculative" and based on the same falsity.
"It is far too simplistic to say that because some countries have average lower vitamin D levels, that this is a likely reason for worse COVID statistics," Boiland said.
"It's far too simple to say that because some countries have lower average vitamin D levels, this is probably the reason for worse COVID statistics," Boiland said.
But William Grant, director of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center in San Francisco, had a different take. To him, the findings add to results from other observational studies that found boosting vitamin D levels might help prevent COVID-19 or make it less severe.
But William Grant, director of Sunlight, San Francisco's Nutrition and Health Research Center, had a different view. The findings add to the results of other observational studies that found that boosting vitamin D levels could help prevent or reduce COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Dr. Frank Lau, an associate professor of clinical surgery at Louisiana State University, said his research clearly shows that vitamin D can make a difference.
Dr. Frank Lau, an associate professor of clinical surgery at Louisiana State University, said his research clearly shows that vitamin D can make a difference.
Patients whose levels are low have a weaker immune response to the novel coronavirus, he said. Vitamin D strengthens it, allowing the body to develop antibodies to the virus and prevent it from spreading throughout the body, Lau said .
Patients with low levels have a weaker immune response to the novel coronavirus, he said. Vitamin D strengthens it, enabling the body to develop antibodies to the virus and prevent it from spreading throughout the body, Lau said.
Clinical trials to see if vitamin D can help infected patients are getting started. Lau's own trial involves giving vitamin D to patients in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. Meanwhile, a trial in France is investigating whether vitamin D will benefit people with severe infection, he said.
Clinical trials to see if vitamin D can help infected patients get started. Lau's own trial involves giving vitamin D to patients at an early stage of infection with COVID-19. Meanwhile, a trial in France is investigating whether vitamin D will benefit people with serious infections, he said.
While Lau suspects vitamin D won't help once an infection is severe, he does believe boosting your vitamin D levels may help ward off COVID-19. But there's a more effective way to do it than taking a supplement, he said.
Although Lau suspects that vitamin D will not help once the infection is severe, he believes that boosting your vitamin D levels may help prevent COVID-19 from occurring. But there's a more effective way to do this than taking a supplement, he said.
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