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Absolutely. Living in Alberta which is very far north, I've seen what can happen if you don't take proper vitamin d supplements regularly. Almost everyone I kno

by kjrose 6y ago

Absolutely. Living in Alberta which is very far north, I've seen what can happen if you don't take proper vitamin d supplements regularly. Almost everyone I know is on a very high regular dosage of vitamin d over the winter and a lighter regimen over the summer. With regards to covis I'd believe that vitamin d deficiency would likely lead to a pathway response that is significantly weaker. However I would not expect someone who OD's on vitamin d pills to be suddenly healthy. More I'd expect people who don't have a decent vitamin d level to have a weaker immune system and thus naturally succumb to it more.

deepsun 6y ago
How people lived for thousands years at the same latitudes?
- kjrose 6y ago
  Certain foods have higher vitamin d concentrations. However those foods are uncommon in the modern diet. For example the marine diet of the Inuit with seal blubber and such.
  - deepsun 6y ago
    Ok, but there were also a lot of people without sea access (e.g. caribou herders). How did they live without vitamin D supplements?
    - kjrose 6y ago
      There are other foods. But yes rickets was quite common in this area. We learned about it in school.