Human migration over the past 500 years has resulted in spike in vitamin D deficiencies

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

Human migration over the past 500 years has resulted in spike in vitamin D deficiencies

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

‘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

Health chiefs say there is ‘not enough evidence’ to support taking vitamin D for Covid-19 

There is ‘not enough evidence’ that taking vitamin D can prevent or treat Covid-19, according to a UK Government review. But officials are still recommending Britons take the immune-boosting nutrient over the winter.   Health Secretary Matt Hancock ordered a rapid review into the vitamin’s effect on Covid in October, after coming under fire for writing it … Read more

Vitamin supplements could cut women’s risk of catching Covid-19, study claims

Vitamin supplements could reduce the risk of women getting Covid-19, a study has claimed. King’s College London researchers used data from their Covid Symptom Study app and found taking the daily pills may reduce the virus risk by up to 14 per cent. But the results were surprisingly specific – vitamin C and zinc, usually associated … Read more

Vitamin supplements could cut women’s risk of catching Covid-19, study claims

Vitamin supplements could reduce women’s risk of getting Covid-19, a study has claimed. Researchers from King’s College London used data from their Covid Symptom Study app and found the daily pills could reduce the virus risk by up to 14 per cent. But the results were surprisingly specific – vitamin C and zinc, usually associated … Read more

High-dose infusion of vitamin D does NOT help hospitalized covid patients survive, study suggests

Scientists have been looking hopefully to vitamin D as a promising supplement to help lower COVID-19 risks, but a new study suggests that it may be as effective as hoped.  Research conducted around the world has found that people who get enough vitamin D were at lower risk of catching coronavirus, becoming severely ill from … Read more

Three million care home residents to receive Vitamin D to help combat Covid-19

Three million care home residents and ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ people will be offered Vitamin D this winter to help combat the coronavirus Three million people will be offered free Vitamin D supplements this winter  Patients will receive a four-month supply and it will be delivered free of charge Health Secretary Matt Hancock said people staying … Read more

Three million care home residents to receive Vitamin D to help combat Covid-19

Three million care home residents and ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ people will be offered Vitamin D this winter to help combat the coronavirus Three million people will be offered free Vitamin D supplements this winter  Patients will receive a four-month supply and it will be delivered free of charge Health Secretary Matt Hancock said people staying … Read more