A new study from France has found that elderly COVID-19 patients who were previously taking Vitamin D supplements had a better chance of surviving the disease compared to those who hadn’t taken supplements in the previous 12 months. The data was gathered as part...
People who are vitamin D deficient are nearly 60 percent more likely to test positive for coronavirus, according to a new study. The “retrospective study” was conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago, and was published Sept. 3 in JAMA Network...
If you wonder why COVID-19 strikes some countries more drastically than others, you’re not alone. Researchers have been wondering the same thing. And now they think they may have found the answer: varying Vitamin D levels. Researchers from Northwestern...
If you regularly depend on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for health information, it may be prudent to balance their currently-published information with statements made by employees after they have left the CDC. A case in point: Former director...
Viruses may be in the news a lot lately, but they are not new. In fact, different viruses are the primary cause of hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Remember, influenza and your common cold are viruses. Pneumonia, AIDS, HPV, and viral hepatitis are also...
Higher levels of belly fat are associated with lower vitamin D levels in obese individuals, according to data presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018. The study reports that vitamin D levels are lower in individuals...
