A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine has found a possible link between vitamin D deficiency and coronavirus contractions.
The researchers looked at patients at 948U Uchihago Medicine and found that COVID-19 deficiency in untreated vitamin D was about twice as high as in patients with normal doses of vitamin D.
“Vitamin D is important for immune function and vitamin D supplements have previously been shown to lower the risk of viral respiratory tract infections,” said David Meltzer, chief and MD of Uchikogo Medicine Hospital Medicine. Learning. “Our statistical analysis suggests this may be true for COVID-19 infections.”
These patients who were involved in this study had their vitamin D levels measured in the year before the Covid-19 test.
According to the study, half of Americans are vitamin D deficient, and Black and Latin American, as well as areas like Chicago where sunlight is limited, have a limited period of years.
“The risk of COVID-19 can be very important locally, nationally and globally for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency,” Meltzer said.
According to the researchers, the order in the shelter to reduce the spread of COVID-19 can reduce sun exposure and, in turn, increase the need for vitamin D supplements that should not exceed 4000 IU per day.
“Vitamin D is inexpensive, generally very safe to take, and can be widely measured,” Meltzer said.
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