Vitamin D and COVID 19: The Evidence for Prevention and Treatment of Coronavirus (SARS CoV 2)

[barbtries]

This channel is really good.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. I am on 2000mg of Vitamin D3 daily on PCP recommendation.

Down from 4000mg earlier this year. Maybe I will increase to 3000mg.....probably can't hurt.

[barbtries]

3. I just got my Vit D results

in Nov. The result was 41, within the normal range but on the lower side. i'm considering upping my dose too.

[Gothmog]

2. I have been on vitamin D for five or so years due to Kidney issues

My renal doctor wants me to take it

[louis-t]

4. 4000 per day as directed by PCP.

He told me 5000 but 2 x 2000 per day was less expensive by a lot. And I'm type O blood. So I have that going for me. Which is nice.

[cab67]

5. It's not as clear-cut as the video suggests.

From what's come out, it's not a matter of people taking substantial doses of vitamin D being safer. It's more a matter of people with vitamin D deficiencies being more vulnerable.

Most people (though obviously not all) get the vitamin D they need from their diet. In such cases, D supplements probably won't have much impact.

This may help explain the greater impact COVID has had impoverished communities. Not only do these people lack access to decent medical care, they often don't have access (or the ability to pay for) the foods that would stave off vitamin deficiencies.

Some more information:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/expert-answers/coronavirus-and-vitamin-d/faq-20493088

[Sanity Claws]

7. Sun exposure, not food, as best source of Vitamin D

The best way to get Vitamin D is through sun exposure. It is winter and for much of the country, the sun light is too indirect to get the necessary UVB rays for Vitamin D. In winter, you really have to take Vitamin D supplements to increase your stores of Vitamin D.

[MontanaMama]

6. I take 6000 IU a day per my PCP

in order to keep my levels at barely normal. Maybe it’s the northern climate I live in...I don’t know. I have it tested every year. Historically, whenever I’ve gotten a cold, it goes straight to my lungs and hangs on for weeks. I haven’t had a bad chest cold since taking the higher doses of vitamin D3. Coincidence? Maybe. But I’m going to keep taking what I’m taking!

I’ve read that vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent in African American populations particularly in North America. I wonder if this could be one reason Covid seems to have hit the AA so hard? There’s so much we don’t know.

[barbtries]

8. my doctor first put me on calcium and vitamin d

about 11 years ago. I did not have a URI for 8 years. The benefit has clearly diminished as I have gotten sick the past 3 years in a row, but I've also gotten to the age of 65 in that time.

i swear by it.

[MontanaMama]

9. I'm almost to the end of the video.

It’s fascinating and very well done. Study after study shows the benefits of vitamin D in prevention of URI and better outcomes when an URI is present. Wow.

[barbtries]

10. They are very good.

They've been doing Covid updates throughout the pandemic and I have learned so much from them.

[apcalc]

11. Fabulous post! Thank you!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Excellent video! Something not mentioned...

... is a survey conducted by Ancestry months ago of 500,000+ people. It indicated that the biggest risk (among the many health questions asked) for severe outcomes from Covid was chronic kidney disease! It surprised me at the time.

It could be related to how this virus is associated with further kidney damage, but that old survey came to my mind when the doctor was explaining the critical role of the kidneys to turn Vitamin D into the useful chemical form.