Can vitamin D strengthen my resistance to COVID-19?
There is a study showing that in some patients infected with COVID-19, T lymphocytes are below normal threshold levels.
Vitamin D manufacturers claim that they have a beneficial effect on T-lymphocytes and other immunity parameters. We must bear in mind that the effect of administering vitamin D has never been proven to prevent any infection. And this was certainly not demonstrated for COVID-19.
People who have a balanced diet and who regularly get exposed to sunlight and who do not have osteoporosis, do not normally have a Vitamin D deficiency. Supplements of this vitamin do not provide additional protection against infections.
Source: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/106/3/e1343/5934827?login=false
Author: Prof. Dr. Dirk Devroey - Latest update: 2023-12-05 - Copyright: Clinifacts 2024
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