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I'm surprised there is no randomized controlled trial of the effect of Vitamin D on Long Covid. When I browse through Pubmed and read studies (a/b-tests) of Vi

by mg 3y ago

I'm surprised there is no randomized controlled trial of the effect of Vitamin D on Long Covid. When I browse through Pubmed and read studies (a/b-tests) of Vitamin D intake and respiratory tract infections (including Covid), many large studies found a positive effect.

Podgajski 3y ago
You shouldn’t be surprised at this at all. There is zero profit motive for the amount of money it would take to do a vitamin D trial since no one can patent vitamin D.
- ChrisRR 3y ago
  I always feel like the people who make these sort of comments have never actually read a medical journal. A huge amount of study does not lead to patentable medication, but is either performed by research groups, or is performed as part of R&D of another products and then published in papers.
  - Podgajski 3y ago
    I have been reading medical journals for 12 years and I have collaborated on a study that is looking into manganese transport and/or deficiency as a possible cause of ME/CFS and Long Covid. There is a difference between something that could never be patented (Vitamins), and the possibility of something working becoming patented (Prozac for example). The first does not get the funding but from benefactors, as in the case of the study I collaborated with.
thenerdhead 3y ago
Vitamin D is preventative in nature. Also there are trials here...look them up on clincialtrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05633472 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05633472 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05356936 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05356936 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05630339 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05630339 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04536298 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04536298
- mg 3y ago
  Good to see that there are some studies under way now. How do you mean "preventative in nature"? Are you aware of any studies which a/b tested Vitamin D on active respiratory tract infections which showed that the Vitamin D has no effect in this situation?
  - thenerdhead 3y ago
    Vitamin D is a very inconclusive topic. That is why it is contentious. Go search pubmed or litcovid, there’s plenty of research. I’m just calling out the fact that your complaint is not rooted in reality. The studies you refer to are observational tracking people who supplement vitamin D or live in places where they get it naturally more. To say vitamin D is the cure to most things or even long covid is shortsighted and frankly irresponsible. Linus Pauling did that with vitamin C and tainted public opinion on vitamins.

by mg 3y ago

Podgajski 3y ago

You shouldn’t be surprised at this at all. There is zero profit motive for the amount of money it would take to do a vitamin D trial since no one can patent vitamin D.

ChrisRR 3y ago
I always feel like the people who make these sort of comments have never actually read a medical journal. A huge amount of study does not lead to patentable medication, but is either performed by research groups, or is performed as part of R&D of another products and then published in papers.
- Podgajski 3y ago
  I have been reading medical journals for 12 years and I have collaborated on a study that is looking into manganese transport and/or deficiency as a possible cause of ME/CFS and Long Covid. There is a difference between something that could never be patented (Vitamins), and the possibility of something working becoming patented (Prozac for example). The first does not get the funding but from benefactors, as in the case of the study I collaborated with.

thenerdhead 3y ago

Vitamin D is preventative in nature. Also there are trials here...look them up on clincialtrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05633472 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05633472 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05356936 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05356936 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05630339 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05630339 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04536298 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04536298

mg 3y ago
Good to see that there are some studies under way now. How do you mean "preventative in nature"? Are you aware of any studies which a/b tested Vitamin D on active respiratory tract infections which showed that the Vitamin D has no effect in this situation?
- thenerdhead 3y ago
  Vitamin D is a very inconclusive topic. That is why it is contentious. Go search pubmed or litcovid, there’s plenty of research. I’m just calling out the fact that your complaint is not rooted in reality. The studies you refer to are observational tracking people who supplement vitamin D or live in places where they get it naturally more. To say vitamin D is the cure to most things or even long covid is shortsighted and frankly irresponsible. Linus Pauling did that with vitamin C and tainted public opinion on vitamins.