Vitamin D and Covid

[alexask]

Paper here:

chrismasterjohnphd.com/covi...

Video here discussing this

youtube.com/watch?v=V8Ks9fU...(Not working as expected?)

Get your sunlight and then, as we go through winter supplement!

[park_bear]

sciencedirect.com/science/a...

"Of 50 patients treated with calcifediol, one required admission to the ICU (2%), while of 26 untreated patients, 13 required admission (50 %) p value X2 Fischer test p < 0.001. Univariate Risk Estimate Odds Ratio for ICU in patients with Calcifediol treatment versus without Calcifediol treatment: 0.02 (95 %CI 0.002−0.17). Multivariate Risk Estimate Odds Ratio for ICU in patients with Calcifediol treatment vs Without Calcifediol treatment ICU (adjusting by Hypertension and T2DM): 0.03 (95 %CI: 0.003-0.25). Of the patients treated with calcifediol, none died, and all were discharged, without complications. The 13 patients not treated with calcifediol, who were not admitted to the ICU, were discharged. Of the 13 patients admitted to the ICU, two died and the remaining 11 were discharged."

[CaseyInsights in reply to park_bear]

Indeed!

Since ‘COVID’ the Vitamin D intake in my household as ‘gone through the roof’. So much so, that we would all have to test our Vitamin D levels pretty soon to ensure we stay in normal range.

Never used Vitamin D before as I live in the Caribbean with year round sun.

But the information was so compelling even before this definitive study that I jumped the gun 🌺✌🏾🌺

[park_bear in reply to CaseyInsights]

I agree the evidence has been compelling. I get plenty of sun too but sunscreen nullifies the effect. I take 7000 units of vitamin D daily and my level is in the middle of desirable range. The optimal amount to supplement varies with each individual so do get your level checked in due course.

[sharoncrayn in reply to park_bear]

" calcifediol" is NOT specific to ALL vitamin D supplements.

[park_bear in reply to sharoncrayn]

This is true. It was used specifically in this study of freshly hospitalized patients because it very quickly results in the active form of vitamin D being present in the plasma. The usual vitamin D supplement takes about a week for this to occur. For those of us not currently ill this is adequate. This is covered in the above video starting at minute 9:40.