Alert! High doses of vitamin D cannot prevent or treat COVID-19!

May 27, 2020 /
BiovalleyBIOON / Scientists from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a consensus paper on vitamin D, warning against high doses of vitamin D supplements to treat or prevent COVID-19According to this study, there is not enough scientific evidence that vitamin D is beneficial in preventing or treating COVID-19Its authors recommend that people follow Public Health England for nutritional supplementationafter unconfirmed reports that high doses of vitamin D (above 4000 IU/D) could reduce the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and were successfully used in the treatment of COVID-19, researchers published an article in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health to study vitamin-based and scientific evidence for its use in the treatment of infectionVitamin D is a hormone that is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight and helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body, which is necessary to maintain the health of bones, teeth and musclesimage source: https://cn.bing.com
study leader Professor Sue Lanham-New, chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Surrey, said: "A proper level of vitamin D in the body is critical to our overall health, and too little can lead to the development of rickets and osteoporosis, which can lead to an increase in calcium levels in the blood, which can be particularly harmful." "
review ingress with previous studies in this area, scientists have found no evidence that high doses of vitamin D supplementation can help prevent or successfully treat COVID-19, and warn that due to health risks, people should not overdo vitamin D supplementation without medical supervision." The scientists concluded that assertions about the benefits of vitamins in the treatment of viruses are not currently supported by sufficient human research, but are based on the results of studies that have not specifically studied this areascientists have also studied the link between vitamin D levels and respiratory infectionsPrevious studies in this area have found that lower levels of vitamin D are associated with acute respiratory infections, but these findings have limitationsThe results of most studies are based on data collected from population groups in developing countries and cannot be extrapolated to the population of more developed countries due to external factorsScientists believe there is no definitive link between vitamin D intake and resistance to respiratory infectionsProfessor Carolyn Greig and Professor Martin Hewison of the University of Birmingham are co-authors of the paperProfessor Greig said: "Most of the vitamin D in our bodies comes from sunlight, but for many people, especially those who are self-isolated during the current pandemic and have limited exposure to sunlight, getting enough vitamin D can be a real challengeHe recommends vitamin D supplementation, but should be done under current UK guidance "Although there is some evidence that vitamin D deficiency is associated with acute respiratory infections, there is currently insufficient evidence that vitamin D can be used as a treatment for COVID-19 and that over-intake of vitamin D can be harmful and must be avoided." Professor Judy Buttriss, co-author of the paper and director-general of the British Nutrition Foundation, said: "Like the latest public health guidelines on vitamin D in the UK, we recommend that people take a dose of 10 micrograms of vitamin D supplements per day with limited outdoor activity " vitamin levels in the body can also be supplemented by a balanced diet, including foods that provide vitamins such as oily fish, red meat, egg yolks and fortified foods such as breakfast cereals, or by safe sunlight to increase vitamin D levels (biovalleybioon.com) References: High-dose vitamin d supplementhas has no current current in-in-preventing or ing-in COVID-19
Susan A Lanham-New et al.
Vitamin D and SARS-CoV-2 virus/COVID-19 disease
, BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health (2020) DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000089