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https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/15/bmjnph-2020-000089 https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/15/bmjnph-20... "There is no strong scien

https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/15/bmjnph-2020-000089 https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/15/bmjnph-20... "There is no strong scientific evidence to show that very high intakes (ie, mega supplements) of vitamin D will be beneficial in preventing or treating COVID-19."

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
I'm not sure how you managed to pull that quote out without reading the sentence immediately before it, saying that you should take a supplement during this indoor lockdown.
- vonmoltke 6y ago
  That statement has nothing to do with SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19. That's long been general advice for anyone who spends significant portions of daylight hours indoors. I have been taking a Vitamin D supplement for years for that reason.
lordnacho 6y ago
But the GP says deficiency is the problem, not that having loads and loads will help.
BurningFrog 6y ago
The virus is a few months old. Strong scientific evidence usually takes a lot longer than that to establish. Also: I'm not advocating "very high" doses. A normal daily supplement dose should be just fine.
pmachinery 6y ago
He wasn't saying high intakes of vitamin D would prevent or treat COVID-19, he was alluding to a belief that vitamin D deficiency reduces the chances of recovery from COVID-19. Obviously to correct vitamin D deficiency people require high intakes. It's not good for people to be just advising "eat vitamin D" though. People should consult a doctor to determine a) to what extent they are deficient (or not), and b) that they have no health issues that make taking vitamin D dangerous.
- teknopaul 6y ago
  Disagree. Its your own job to get all the vitamins you need each day. "Get outside more", is temporarily bad advice: "eat vit-d instead" is temporarily good advice. Your doctor has more important things to do.
  - pmachinery 6y ago
    I'd love to hear all the more important things a doctor has to do than check whether someone needs a potentially dangerous supplement and that it isn't going to harm them.

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago

I'm not sure how you managed to pull that quote out without reading the sentence immediately before it, saying that you should take a supplement during this indoor lockdown.

vonmoltke 6y ago
That statement has nothing to do with SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19. That's long been general advice for anyone who spends significant portions of daylight hours indoors. I have been taking a Vitamin D supplement for years for that reason.

lordnacho 6y ago

But the GP says deficiency is the problem, not that having loads and loads will help.

BurningFrog 6y ago

The virus is a few months old. Strong scientific evidence usually takes a lot longer than that to establish. Also: I'm not advocating "very high" doses. A normal daily supplement dose should be just fine.

pmachinery 6y ago

He wasn't saying high intakes of vitamin D would prevent or treat COVID-19, he was alluding to a belief that vitamin D deficiency reduces the chances of recovery from COVID-19. Obviously to correct vitamin D deficiency people require high intakes. It's not good for people to be just advising "eat vitamin D" though. People should consult a doctor to determine a) to what extent they are deficient (or not), and b) that they have no health issues that make taking vitamin D dangerous.

teknopaul 6y ago
Disagree. Its your own job to get all the vitamins you need each day. "Get outside more", is temporarily bad advice: "eat vit-d instead" is temporarily good advice. Your doctor has more important things to do.
- pmachinery 6y ago
  I'd love to hear all the more important things a doctor has to do than check whether someone needs a potentially dangerous supplement and that it isn't going to harm them.