A new study has found an association between low levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries. The research, led by Dr. Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University, was published in the Aging Clinical and Experimental Research journal.
Previous research has indicated vitamin D plays a role in modulating acute respiratory infections by preventing white blood cells from over reacting to the infection by releasing too many inflammatory cytokines.
Now, scientists have found people in countries that have the highest mortality rates from COVID-19 like Italy and Spain, also had the lowest levels of vitamin D. Conversely, the highest levels of vitamin D were found in northern European countries, like Scandinavia, which was among the countries with the lowest mortality rates, according to Science Daily.
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8 comments:
And where does Vitamin D come from naturally? The sun. Where did 66% of New York's Covid cases come from? People that hunkered down inside their house and away from the benefits of the sun.
Could that be why the viruses are rarely seen in the summer?
Yes, that's why the open beaches and spring break crowds caused Florida's rates of infection to be so low. Oh, wait ...
" Anonymous said...
Could that be why the viruses are rarely seen in the summer?
May 8, 2020 at 10:50 AM"
The best way to explain is that the prongs of a virus are made up of fat. fat melts in warmer weather so that prevents the virus from attaching to a host well. What to keep an eye on is the southern hemisphere who are now going into their winter months to see if there are an increase in cases in those countries.
And people say it does no good to take your vitamins. Ha. Proof that it does.
The price of vitamin D will skyrocket now.
Aaaa beach.
So go spend time in your yard or on your balcony, not inside stores and restaurants or piled up on beaches.
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