‘Alarmingly high’ proportion of British people are vitamin D deficient

When? September. By who? Cordoba University in Spain. What did scientists study? 50 Covid-19 hospital patients with Covid-19 were given vitamin D. Their health outcomes were compared with 26 volunteers in a control group who were not given the tablets. What did they find? Only one of the 50 patients needed intensive care and none died. … Read more

‘Alarmingly high’ proportion of British people are vitamin D deficient

When? September. By who? Cordoba University in Spain. What did scientists study? 50 Covid-19 hospital patients with Covid-19 were given vitamin D. Their health outcomes were compared with 26 volunteers in a control group who were not given the tablets. What did they find? Only one of the 50 patients needed intensive care and none died. … Read more

Eight in 10 Covid-19 hospital patients are vitamin D deficient, study

Further proof that vitamin D could protect people from coronavirus emerged today after a study found deficiencies in the sunshine nutrient are four times as common among hospitalised patients.  A mountain of research from around the world has painted a clear picture — infected patients who do not have enough vitamin D are more likely … Read more

Coronavirus: Vitamin D deficient are TWICE as likely to die

More evidence has emerged which suggests COVID-19 patients with high vitamin D levels are more likely to survive the disease.   A study from the US found patients with a severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications and die.  Researchers led by Northwestern University say the observational evidence is still preliminary and caution … Read more