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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by nucleardog on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:40PM (#25262043)
I don’t think that’s really the blocker here. Vitamin D supplementation is very low risk and the risks are well known. I’ve seen at least one study that I can recall saying exactly that—the correlation is there and vitamin D is safe and basically risk free so we should be supplementing it in at least the at-risk population immediately.
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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by wolco2 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @12:10AM (#25262552)
Vitamin D taken orally needs to bind with Calcium or Mg.

Sun Lamps may be a better option for the at risk group.

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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by anoncake on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @12:06PM (#25267086)
Are sun lamps sufficient to enhance Vitamin D production? They're mainly used for their psychological effects.
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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by mixmastamyk on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @12:38AM (#25262674)
Elderly can't produce vitamin D.
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Re:Vitamin D insufficiency may account for almost 90% of Cov... by AstralStorm on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @03:13AM (#25263418)
Not particularly. They tend to have faulty liver more often though preventing them from producing enough cholesterol, and need more to handle the general cell damage, so less remains in the skin to synthesize vitamin D...
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