Potential Benefit of Vitamin D Supplementation in COVID-19
Autor: | Andrea Stafford, Nicole D. White |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 17:202-205 |
ISSN: | 1559-8284 1559-8276 |
Popis: | Vitamin D is an important nutrient in the body that plays a vital role in immune system function. Several epidemiologic studies have shown that low vitamin D levels are found in a large percentage of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure and that vitamin D levels may predict mortality in COVID-19 infection. Based on these findings, vitamin D supplementation may be an effective approach to preventing and/or treating COVID-19. Potential underlying mechanisms and clinical trial data evaluating the impact of supplementation in humans are described below. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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