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Vitamin D levels have been shown to be negatively correlated with the really bad effects of the Covid-19 disease. In one study, there was a stark difference bet
by stcredzero 6y ago
Vitamin D levels have been shown to be negatively correlated with the really bad effects of the Covid-19 disease. In one study, there was a stark difference between those who had less than 20 ng/mL serum levels, and those who had more. There are many studies which corroborate this, generally.
There was another study that showed that taking 5000 IU or 10000 IU would result in levels well below 210 ng/ml in average people, which is around the level where we'd expect side effects. This is not medical advice. I am not a doctor, just a random guy on the Internet. However, I take 5000 IU daily, and I intend to raise this to 10000 IU when I get vaccine doses. Again, this is not medical advice. Look up the studies yourself, and do your own research.
EDIT: negatively correlated
- yread 6y agoYou mean this retracted one? https://retractionwatch.com/2021/02/19/widely-shared-vitamin-d-covid-19-preprint-removed-from-lancet-server/ https://retractionwatch.com/2021/02/19/widely-shared-vitamin...
- stcredzero 6y agohttps://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/106/3/e1343/5934827 https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/106/3/e1343/5934827 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.04.20188268v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.04.20188268v... (Also, thanks. I didn't realize the one you cited as retracted, though there's some nuance there too.)
- Gibbon1 6y agoI could ask my doctor friend again, but seems to me that Vitamin D is a marker for poor health where the chicken or the egg conundrum is heavily in play.
- racl101 6y agoHopefully a negative correlation lol.
- stcredzero 6y agoThanks. I should clarify.
- beeforpork 6y agoNo, please! Have your blood checked for vitamin D levels, then ask a doctor what to do. I am not a doctor. You are not a doctor. 'There was another study' is a terrible way to self-medicate. Consequently, 'look up the studies yourself' is bad advice for self-medication. If you do not have a deficiency, you can severely damage your health by taking high doses, like destroying your kidneys. I guess that happens because those kidneys need to wash out all the crap you feed your body that it doesn't want nor need. 5000 IU is not a low dose and should only be taken if you have a diagnosed vitamin D deficiency.
- stcredzero 6y agoIn the spirit of what I said in my 1st post, please take what the above commenter said into serious consideration!