15/11/2021
Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat
—-COVID-19:
Scientific evidence indicates vitamin D reduces infections & deaths.
To all governments, public health officials, doctors, and healthcare workers,
Research shows low vitamin D levels almost certainly promote —-COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Given its safety, we call for immediate widespread increased vitamin D intakes.
Vitamin D modulates thousands of genes and many aspects of immune function, both innate and adaptive. The scientific evidence1 shows that:
Higher vitamin D blood levels are associated with lower rates of —-SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Higher D levels are associated with lower risk of a severe case (hospitalization, ICU, or death).
Intervention studies (including RCTs) indicate that vitamin D can be a very effective treatment.
Many papers reveal several biological mechanisms by which vitamin D influences —COVID-19.
Causal inference modelling, Hill’s criteria, the intervention studies & the biological mechanisms indicate that vitamin D’s influence on —COVID-19 is very likely causal, not just correlation.
Vitamin D is well known to be essential, but most people do not get enough. Two common definitions of inadequacy are deficiency < 20ng/ml (50nmol/L), the target of most governmental organizations, and insufficiency < 30ng/ml (75nmol/L), the target of several medical societies & experts.
Complete article:
https://vitamind4all.org/letter.html?fbclid=IwAR3XCTAGhK2WNNeyrkuEBGUHy
