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CoVid-infected persons were 61% more likely to have low serum levels of Vitamin D than the uninfected, and this phenomenon was more prominent in women than in men.  This diminished Vitamin D was more strongly associated with contracting CoVid than other medical issues or so-called comorbidities.  

 

These conclusions are the result of a large collaborative meta-analysis by researchers in India and in the UK.  Sixteen eligible studies yield 386,631 patients for analysis.  The Vitamin D levels were more than 2-fold lower in CoVid-infected women compared with uninfected women while infected men had Vitamin D levels 74% lower.  The presence or absence of comorbidities including excess weight, diabetes, hypertension, elevated cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, and mental illness were not as strongly associated with CoVid infection as were Vitamin D levels.

 

A potential vulnerability to a CoVid infection is yet another reason for you to ask your medical team to assess your serum Vitamin D level.  Add this reason to the long list including bone weakness and dissolution, cardiovascular disease, asthma in children, cognitive problems, and cancer.

 

https://jpmph.org/upload/pdf/jpmph-21-640.pdf

 

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