Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu (2017)

Re:Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu (... by Khelavaster on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:54AM (#22602431)

That's why we warehouse patients in hospitals without sunlight exposure.

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Re:Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu (... by neuronic on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:44AM (#22602652)

You could couple disinfecting against MRSA with vitamin D production by bombarding patients (and microorganisms) with UV rays.

Also maybe invest in the skin cancer department.

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Re:Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu (... by raxxorrax on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @03:56AM (#22602711)

And if everybody got wrinkles, age discrimination would be lessened too.

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Re:Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu (... by easytiger on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:03AM (#22602750)

There used to be outdoor wards when dealing with tb patients not very long ago. Seems medieval now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6571543.stm

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Re:Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu (... by senectus1 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @04:20AM (#22602832)

would be interesting to see how really dark black people with high natural sun insulation are fairing. I mean its armchair biology but you could theorize that people with very dark black skin that work in office and dont see much sunlight would be more susceptible to the coldflu seasons...

I dont remember seeing anything like that, and one of my workmates from Kenya, who has been told that her Vit D levels are too low in winter (by her GP) and that she should go for walks at lunchtime to get them up a bit, doesn't seem to get especially hammered by the cold/flu season.

That is a anecdotal data pool of (1) though :-P

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