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RomanCatholic1953 · « **on:** October 27, 2020, 06:32:15 PM »

By Natural Blaze

Study Finds Over 80% of COVID-19 Patients Have Vitamin D Deficiency
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 15:42

Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Vitamin D is a hormone the kidneys produce that controls blood calcium concentration and impacts the immune system. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a variety of health concerns, although research is still underway into why the hormone impacts other systems of the body. Many studies point to the beneficial effect of vitamin D on the immune system, especially regarding protection against infections.
“One approach is to identify and treat vitamin D deficiency, especially in high-risk individuals such as the elderly, patients with comorbidities, and nursing home residents, who are the main target population for the COVID-19,” said study co-author José L. Hernández, Ph.D., of the University of Cantabria in Santander, Spain. “Vitamin D treatment should be recommended in COVID-19 patients with low levels of vitamin D circulating in the blood since this approach might have beneficial effects in both the musculoskeletal and the immune system.”
The researchers found 80 percent of 216 COVID-19 patients at the Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla had vitamin D deficiency, and men had lower vitamin D levels than women. COVID-19 patients with lower vitamin D levels also had raised serum levels of inflammatory markers such as ferritin and D-dimer.

source: naturalblaze

Matthew · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2020, 02:30:22 AM »

Imagine, getting outdoors once in a while, you know, turning off the screens and getting some fresh air, is actually GOOD FOR YOU.

+Williamson was right all along.

Author Topic: Study Finds Over 80% of COVID-19 Patients Have Vitamin D Deficiency (Read 168 times)

RomanCatholic1953

Study Finds Over 80% of COVID-19 Patients Have Vitamin D Deficiency

Matthew

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