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Considering how relatively safe Vitamin D is, why aren't governments pushing really hard on it? Same with N95 masks. At this point, if there was a push, we cou
by worker767424 6y ago
Considering how relatively safe Vitamin D is, why aren't governments pushing really hard on it?
Same with N95 masks. At this point, if there was a push, we could have had plenty of them, and they're significantly more effective, but there's no push.
It's weird. But the US is botching vaccine distribution, too, so at least it's consistent.
- rcxdude 6y agoThe NHS in the UK now recommends all adults suppliment vitamin D, not because of COVID, but because a large part of the population is deficient due to the low levels of sunlight we get.
- easytiger 6y agoMy understanding is that it can take years for measurable benefit from supplements to be realised for this
- DoreenMichele 6y agoI have no reason to believe this is true. It can take years to fully remedy a serious backlog of nutritional deficits, but that's a completely different metric from "years for measurable benefit...to be realized."
- gojomo 6y agoFor seeing an overall mortality benefit in normal times, maybe. But it's the D-related-compound levels in your body right now (or seasonally) that have a noticeable effect on fighting current viral infections. It takes about 7 days for ingested Vitamin D to be fully converted into calcifediol, an important active form measured in the blood, and with good results as a treatment preventing ICU admission in serious COVID cases. So if you'd like a better chance of fighting off a COVID infection over the next few months with only mild effects, ensure you're on a daily regimen of Vitamin D now.
- dvdbloc 6y agoThe US also botched testing quite a bit, keep your expectations low and you’ll never be disappointed/surprised
- djsumdog 6y agoand now they're just over testing, especially with PCR with 40+ amplification cycles. The false positives combined with positives from minor infections are blowing up case numbers out of proportion.
- buttholesurfer 6y agoWhat? The u.s. has tested more people than most of the world combined. What do you mean?
- BurningFrog 6y agoOne angle is that since no one owns a patent on Vitamin D, there is no one who lobbies for it.
- beamatronic 6y agoThey should fortify commonly consumed food products with Vitamin D. Like milk.
- epicureanideal 6y agoI know you're joking, because they do, but the amount they fortify it with is very small. If they would 10x it, then maybe it would make a difference.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y agoNot all countries do this.
- worker767424 6y agoMilk isn't that commonly consumed. It's not like salt. You also don't want to overdo vitamin D. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002203022030847X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00220... https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/jan/06/us-dairy-industry-suffering-americans-consume-less-milk https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/jan/06/us-dairy-indust...
- spentu 6y agoIn Finland drinking milk is quite normal, however the sunlight might be a factor here as well..
- arthur2e5 6y agoThe US and some other countries DO set minimum levels for D in milk. Fortification is allowed if it's too low naturally. The same stuff is required in the US for skim milk and plant "milks" too. Occasionally all-natural believers get into trouble with the FDA for not having enough D in their skimmed milk.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y agoN95 masks are only really effective when people wear them properly. I wouldn't be surprised if they were less effective than the regular masks when worn improperly, because the higher resistance of the N95 filter material means more air goes through the gaps (whereas the regular masks are breathable enough that air still mostly flows through them). I would also expect acceptance to be much lower due to higher breathing resistance.
- canttestthis 6y ago> Considering how relatively safe Vitamin D is Vitamin D (like Vitamin A) accumulates in the body and is dangerous in high doses.
- arthur2e5 6y agoIt's pretty mild compared to A, with a large gap between the UL and getting sick. Healthy adults need a few months on a dose two orders of magnitude higher than the typical recommendation to see overt toxicity. All known cases of toxicity stem from people going ten times the UL. Still, don't handle this like a water soluble vitamin. Never think about bulk powders, since the IU-to-weight conversion ratio is crazy potent.
- LinuxBender 6y agoI ramped up to 60k IU's per day. No issues thus far. It's been a few years to get to this point. I also take a lot of K2 MK-7, Magnesium, C, Zinc. Well, a bit of everything. AMA.
- adolph 6y agoAlso include suppressing antibody tests, see below podcast: https://lexfridman.com/michael-mina/ https://lexfridman.com/michael-mina/
- andreskytt 6y agoThere is little hard evidence for the benefits of it. The cited paper is very very soft
- nradov 6y agoYou should read all of the other papers. The evidence is now quite strong. https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/ https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/
- ulfw 6y agoSo like hydroxychloroquine...
- worker767424 6y agoExcept it's a lot safer already produced in large amounts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine#Adverse_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine#Adverse_eff... vs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Excess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Excess As long as you aren't pregnant and don't overdo Vitamin D, you'll be fine.