Abstract:
Vitamin D (VitD) deficiency is considered a global problem and might be associated with higher risk to get COVID-19 illness. In the light of COVID-19 pandemic, VitD might be a promising agent for fighting the SARS-CoV-2, since VitD is involved in various pathophysiological mechanisms that occur during COVID-19 infection. High-dose VitD supplementation, particularly for risk groups, could be recommended to achieve and maintain optimal (range 40-60 ng/ml) serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels (marker of VitD status) both for COVID-19 prevention and treatment.
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It appears that over 1 million Vitamin D loading doses have been taken
Doses ranged from 100,000 to 600,000 IU over a period of a day to a month
No reports of adverse reactions
Many studies report on the benefits resulting from loading doses
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Contents as of Nov 21:
- 35 trials, 4 trial results, 32 observations, 13 recommendations, 35 associations, 77 speculations, 26 videos
and has the following recent updates
Top Vitamin D and COVID-19 recent updates
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