Calling for immediate widespread increased Vitamin D intake, the letter posted on the website vitamindforall.org states that “research shows low vitamin D levels almost certainly promote Covid-19 infections, hospitalisations, and deaths”. “The mere possibility that this is so should compel urgent gathering of more vitamin D data. In her view, Vitamin D supplementation should be a long-term, non-emergency measure and something that could be useful in the Covid-19 scenario as well. “Not just Vitamin D, other vitamins and micronutrients such as zinc have also shown beneficial effects,” she explained. “There is no evidence to support taking Vitamin D supplements to specifically prevent or treat Covid-19,” authors of the study wrote.

Source: Hindustan Times December 31, 2020 13:35 UTC