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A comment on Study of the effect of Vitamin D, Magnesium and Vitamin B12 on Covid-19 patients. Parent comment

Re:Study of the effect of Vitamin D, Magnesium and Vitamin B... by devy on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @01:11PM (#23393364)
Genuine question: so how do we fix nutrient deficiency for vast majority of people world-wide?

It's probably not a feasible solution to require these people eat healthy nutrient-rich foods due to economical and culture and personal choice reasons. Are vitamin supplements a feasible solution?

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Re:Study of the effect of Vitamin D, Magnesium and Vitamin B... by ISL on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @01:27PM (#23393579)
This is the reason that many breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamins and minerals.

It actually causes me to select otherwise "lower-grade" cereals than I might otherwise purchase. Fancier/healthier, more "natural", choices are not fortified.

Alternatively, a multivitamin intrinsically yields the same results.

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Re:Study of the effect of Vitamin D, Magnesium and Vitamin B... by firethief on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @01:35PM (#23393669)
Multivitamins don't seem to benefit people whose diets aren't especially terrible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multivitamin (see specifically the 6 citations in the 2nd para)
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