When it comes to COVID-19, the world is eager for a cure—or even a quick fix to prevent infection, but there isn’t enough evidence to suggest that either has much to do with vitamin D, Yale Medicine physicians say.
When it comes to COVID-19, the world is eager for a cure—or even a quick fix to prevent infection, but there isn’t enough evidence to suggest that either has much to do with vitamin D, Yale Medicine physicians say.
A number of recent studies have implied that vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium to strengthen bones, could play a role in COVID-19—from preventing infection to making the disease less severe.
But some of the reports are preliminary and have not been peer-reviewed, points out Kathleen Suozzi, MD, a Yale Medicine dermatologic surgeon. Dr. Suozzi says she worries that news coverage about the studies will cause people to sunbathe too much or take dangerous levels of vitamin D supplements. People get vitamin D from the sun, from eating foods that have it naturally or are fortified with it, and from supplements.
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