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Fact: Vitamin D deficiency leads to a weakened immune system which is partially attributing to a higher level of infectious diseases during low sun winter seaso
by rbrbr 6y ago
Fact: Vitamin D deficiency leads to a weakened immune system which is partially attributing to a higher level of infectious diseases during low sun winter seasons in affected countries.
Fact: a strong immune system reduces the chance of contracting COVID-19.
End of story.
- nafix 6y agoNicely stated.
- jansan 6y agoAnother fact: Preventing vitamin D deficiency is easy, cheap and almost risk free.
- lambdaba 6y agoAnecdote: supplementing high dose vitamin d in winter did wonders for my energy levels, despite having been outside all summer
- lambdaba 6y agoFact: vitamin d is crucial for T-cell immunity - "Another reason vitamin D is important: It gets T cells going - Scientific American Blog Network" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/another-reason-vitamin-d-is-important-it-gets-t-cells-going/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/another-re... Fact: proper T-cell immunity is how you get a mild / asymptomatic covid form
- catlifeonmars 6y agoI think this is generally good advice, especially for individuals, but it’s hardly the end of the story. It’s critical to establish causal links as well as effect size of various factors in order to properly allocate resources to fight a pandemic.