A factor that reduces the risk of death from COVID-19 identified

Adequate levels of vitamin D in the body can reduce the risk of adverse outcomes from coronavirus infection. This conclusion was made by researchers from Boston University. PLOS One.

Previously, similar assumptions were made by European scientists who observed coronavirus patients during the spring outbreak. Boston researchers took blood samples from 235 hospitalized patients. After measuring 25-hydroxyvitamin D in serum, which is a marker of vitamin D levels, it turned out that of 206 people aged 40 years and older, only 9.7% of the deceased had sufficient vitamin D levels (at least 30 nanograms per milliliter), at that time as 20% of the dead had vitamin levels below these values. In addition, only 6.3% of patients over 40 died with levels of 40 ng / ml or higher.

The study provides direct evidence that vitamin D sufficiency can reduce complications and, ultimately, death from COVID-19, said study author Michael Holick.

In May 2020, American doctors reported that an acute lack of vitamin D increases the likelihood of developing the most severe forms of the disease. COVID-19 by about 15%. It was explained that the vitamin helps the body suppress the overactive immune system. Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have even recommended vitamin D for the prevention and treatment of coronavirus infection.

However, one should refrain from uncontrolled use of vitamins, advises the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) Melita Vujnovic. She recommends a balanced diet and natural vitamins from fruits and vegetables. “High amounts of vitamins can cause adverse effects,” she says. A doctor will help you to choose the necessary option for drug treatment for a lack of any vitamins, Vujnovich said.

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