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Vitamin D Could Be Linked to Coronavirus Survival, Study Says
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May 14, 2020
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1:08Now PlayingVitamin D deficiency may be linked to higher mortality rates from COVID-19, a new study suggests.
Research published by medRxiv found that coronavirus infections and deaths were higher in countries where individuals had lower vitamin D levels, such as Spain and Italy, compared to other counties where vitamin D levels were higher.
“Our finding suggests that Vit D may reduce COVID-19 severity by suppressing cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients,” researchers from Northwestern University wrote.
The study, which was led by researcher Ali Daneshkhah, determined that the risk of severe COVID-19 cases among patients with severe vitamin deficiency is 17.3 percent. The equivalent figure for patients with normal vitamin D levels was 14.6 percent.
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