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I would imagine being in a hospital bed for days without sunlight because you're sick with covid could result in a reduction of vitamin D.
by bhuber 6y ago
I would imagine being in a hospital bed for days without sunlight because you're sick with covid could result in a reduction of vitamin D.
- mrtnmcc 6y agoReasonable.. calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D3) has a half-life of about 15 days in the human body.
- Empact 6y agoD3 is also stored in fat, and released as fat is metabolized.
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- stjohnswarts 6y agodoubtful, the body stores vitamin d in fat cells and individuals that have have sufficient levels will also have some stored up. Vitamin D levels in the blood don't work like an on/off switch depending on how long you were in the sunlight on a specific day or even week.