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This picture in the article is misleading: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e0600_a25ba8bbf26b47a096d2dc2ee7e41fcd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_644,h_469,al_c,q_90,usm
by gambler 6y ago
This picture in the article is misleading:
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e0600_a25ba8bbf26b47a096d2dc2ee7e41fcd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_644,h_469,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/3e0600_a25ba8bbf26b47a096d2dc2ee7e41fcd~mv2.webp https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e0600_a25ba8bbf26b47a096...
At the very leat, vitamin D does seem to prevent respiratory infections. The article even admits as much later on. There are several RCTs that verify this. So why put a red cross next to "prevention of respiratory infections"?
Also, worth reading:
"Why randomized controlled trials of calcium and vitamin D sometimes fail"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3427206/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3427206/
- devaboone 6y agoThe chart is only regarding RCTs. In the best individual trials that we have, it does not show a benefit for respiratory infections. But we do see some suggestion of benefit in meta-analyses. In general, if the meta-analysis shows something that is not seen in RCTs, then we probably need more evidence. But it does seem to be a real effect.