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The first sentence from the abstract: > Low vitamin D status in winter permits viral epidemics. ... A scientific paper never starts this way, with the claim t
by aazaa 7y ago
The first sentence from the abstract:
> Low vitamin D status in winter permits viral epidemics. ...
A scientific paper never starts this way, with the claim to be tested stated as fact.
I'm immediately suspicious. The authors are affiliated with:
- Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center
- GrassrootsHealth
Checking out the respective websites does not inspire confidence. They appear to be vitamin advocacy groups.
There's only so much time in a day. Chasing rabbit holes from papers with suspect form isn't something I care to do.
- derision 7y ago"vitamin advocacy groups" What does that even mean? Are you implying that instructing people to supplement vitamins you're deficient in is somehow malicious? I don't understand
- mey 7y agoThey may have a specific interest in the outcome of the study. Like if Pepsi sponsors a study on the effects of sugar and diabetes. https://www.sunarc.org/benefactors.html https://www.sunarc.org/benefactors.html https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/sponsors https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/sponsors Cursory glance, Bio-Tech Pharmacal, a supplements mfg, seems to be a common sponsor.
- Alex3917 7y agoThey basically just rewrote an existing paper and added Coronavirus to the title to get clicks. The claims themselves aren't wrong per se, at least as far into it as I read.
- ColanR 7y agoWell, there's more articles supporting the thesis. E.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2870528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2870528/