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> Vitamin D levels are severely low in the aging population especially in Spain, Italy and Switzerland. This is also the most vulnerable group of population for
by SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
> Vitamin D levels are severely low in the aging population especially in Spain, Italy and Switzerland. This is also the most vulnerable group of population for COVID-19.
It could also be that age is the important factor here and that Vitamin D actually isn't relevant at all - as they said Vitamin D is low in all those populations already.
- vixen99 7y agoNo, it is relevant because "a cause and effect relationship has been established between the dietary intake of vitamin D and contribution to the normal function of the immune system" & "The (EFSA) Panel considers that the role of vitamin D in the functioning of the immune system applies to all ages, including children." European Food Safety Authority: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4096 https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.... Worth noting that in general and very roughly, at least 85% on average, of old people survive infection with Covid-19 a group which includes those in their 90s.
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- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoSo if we assume most old people are low in vitamin d, but also most old people survive, does it tell us nothing?