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Been ongoing studies on the effectiveness of vitamin D to combat the coronavirus pandemic .
People who have been found to have lower levels of vitamin D -
The elderly (production levels decrease with age)
Those living inside for long periods of time eg. care homes
darker skin
diabetics
those with cardio vascular problems
obese
Vitamin D3 has been found to have important roles within the immune system amongst other health benefits .
What groups are more likely to die with covid 19 ?
Get out in the sun and slap the sardines on the barbie
People who have been found to have lower levels of vitamin D -
The elderly (production levels decrease with age)
Those living inside for long periods of time eg. care homes
darker skin
diabetics
those with cardio vascular problems
obese
Vitamin D3 has been found to have important roles within the immune system amongst other health benefits .
What groups are more likely to die with covid 19 ?
Get out in the sun and slap the sardines on the barbie
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doesnt italy and spain get alot of sun
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Yes but no good if you are sitting in doors.....
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Too right dude
and plenty of fresh air Far from being fined or arrested fir sunbathing in a park people should be advised to do so Dumfukkery in Government has spread to scientists and medical officers Experts my a*rse! Stick with Betfair forum, we know! |
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vitamin d has been under reported for years
all that rain we had keeping folk indoors cant have helped. all this sunshine during the lockdown really has been a godsend |
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exactly!!
haven't heard it once being said on TV about how to boost your immune system funny that |
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Just hope we get a bit of Rain in some areas , I cannot remember a drier April ,thus far ,
All we need is a shortage of water  |
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no shortage of water case...v wet autumn & winter
has been v dry though |
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three weeks more sunshine during lockdown would be great.
rain at night once the meteors have gone would be even better. |
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3 weeks , Can only hope so , cannot see it
Very depressed after today's numbers , regardless of weekends or whatever ... |
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Any "D" in Eggs doing egg on toast to cheer meself up ...
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yeah eggs a good source of all vits case...eat white & yolk
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Spend most of my time researching sports but as no sports on , that I play , decided to look into coronavirus . I'm no virologist but have found studies that tend to show trends that seem too obvious to ignore .
Won't bore anyone with the month of compiled data but here is a flavour https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2855046/ there are links to other studies |
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good stuff eye
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Very few if any of the “ Experts “ have mentioned the importance of boosting your immune system via good diet and exercise
So many “ Experts “ on the Betfair forum! Just a shame none are in the Government! I’d take breath taking arrogance over astounding stupidity all day long. They don’t know what they are doing. Now getting scientific officers to lie or mislead the public |
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I've been taking Vitamin D all winter....I felt better by about 15% mood-wise after 3 days
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you won't get sufficient vitamin D over winter ...whether In UK or Italy or Spain ...
Lombardy gets the same sun hours as southern England throughout the year ...Northern Spain gets similar or less ... but that doesn't make any odds anyway please understand this ... the sun needs to be at a certain angle ...it could be sunny 365 days a year ...but it has to be at the 45degree angle ...that's only possible from late March onwards in the UK ...which means elderly and youngters alike are going to be lacking as the body acn only store vit D for around 3-4 months ....food is a very poor source of Vit D |
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you won't get sufficient vitamin D over winter ...whether In UK or Italy or Spain ...
Lombardy gets the same sun hours as southern England throughout the year ...Northern Spain gets similar or less ... but that doesn't make any odds anyway please understand this ... the sun needs to be at a certain angle ...it could be sunny 365 days a year ...but it has to be at the 45degree angle ...that's only possible from late March onwards in the UK ...which means elderly and youngters alike are going to be lacking as the body acan only store vit D for around 3-4 months ....food is a very poor source of Vit D |
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those that have been sunbathing or getting regular amounts to a good surface area since March will have more than enough ...
it has been sunny pretty much every day now for around those 30 days .... covid doesn't seem to like UV |
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btw ...after 2pm it's useless ...check the length of the suns shadow using a stick or ruler
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One small tin of sardines or a salmon fillet will give you your recommended vitamin D for the day .
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Take a Vit D pill .....much simpler
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^ ...as I do.
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How about fish finger sarnies?
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The Vitamin D most widely available is too low a a dose to do any significant good.
You really need to get yourself "Vitamin D optimised". Personally, I usually take 15,000 UI's per day for the month of October each year, followed by 5,000 UI's per day for the rest of winter and up until about the end of April, after which I just let the summer sun do it's stuff before starting over again in October. Seems to have worked for me instead of the flu jab each year. |
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https://www.mitofit.org/images/e/ec/Brown_et_al_2020_MitoFit_Preprint_Arch_doi_10.26214_mitofit_200001.pdf
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A remarkable recent preprint (Alipio),[26] entitled, ‘Vitamin D supplementation could possibly improve clinical outcomes of patients infected with Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19)’, examines vitamin D status, and hospitalization outcomes in 212 COVID-19 patients, using 4 categories: (1) Mild – without pneumonia, (2) Ordinary – confirmed pneumonia with fever, (3) Severe – hypoxia and respiratory distress, (4) Critical – respiratory failure requiring intensive case monitoring. Alipio observes, “Vitamin D status is significantly associated with clinical outcomes (p
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A remarkable recent preprint (Alipio),[26] entitled, ‘Vitamin D supplementation could possibly improve clinical outcomes of patients infected with Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19)’, examines vitamin D status, and hospitalization outcomes in 212 COVID-19 patients, using 4 categories: (1) Mild – without pneumonia, (2) Ordinary – confirmed pneumonia with fever, (3) Severe – hypoxia and respiratory distress, (4) Critical – respiratory failure requiring intensive case monitoring. Alipio observes, “Vitamin D status is significantly associated with clinical outcomes (p
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A remarkable recent preprint (Alipio),[26] entitled, ‘Vitamin D supplementation could possibly improve clinical outcomes of patients infected with Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19)’, examines vitamin D status, and hospitalization outcomes in 212 COVID-19 patients, using 4 categories: (1) Mild – without pneumonia, (2) Ordinary – confirmed pneumonia with fever, (3) Severe – hypoxia and respiratory distress, (4) Critical – respiratory failure requiring intensive case monitoring. Alipio observes, “Vitamin D status is significantly associated with clinical outcomes (p75 nmol/l (30 ng/ml). Deficient were those below 50 nmol/l (20 ng/ml). Deficiency definitions vary:
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all fits in with UVA
UVA produces vitamin D |
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Alipio observes, “Vitamin D status is significantly associated with clinical outcomes (p
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ffs , can't cut and paste
https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1548/rr-6 |
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Government have got to cotton on soon . There have been numerous reports and studies released in the last few days . What is wrong with them ?
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they put fluoride in our water and vitimin k in stuff to help our health.
surely it cant be long until they twig dosing folk correctly with vitamin d is a massive step forward at very little cost. |
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Nobody in the government answers my emails . Too busy with coronavirus is the stock reply . Decided to speak to my uncle today , who is a retired doctor and he was very interested in the research . He told me his wife had suffered from respiratory tract and lung problems for a while which I did not know . She was advised to see a specialist who took a blood test and found she was vitamin D deficient . She was treated with vitamin D supplement and has had no further problems .
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Found this :
How Much Vitamin D Should You Take? How much vitamin D you need depends on many factors. These include age, race, latitude, season, sun exposure, clothing and more. Recommendations from the US Institute of Medicine suggest that an average daily intake of 400–800 IU, or 10–20 micrograms, is adequate for 97.5% of individuals (21Trusted Source, 22Trusted Source). However, some studies have shown that the daily intake needs to be higher than that if you aren’t being exposed to sun. Depending on who you ask, blood levels above 20 ng/ml or 30 ng/ml are considered as “sufficient.” One study of healthy adults showed that a daily intake of 1120–1680 IU was needed to maintain sufficient blood levels (23Trusted Source). In the same study, individuals who were vitamin D deficient needed 5000 IU to reach blood levels above 30 ng/ml. Studies in postmenopausal women with vitamin D levels below 20 ng/ml found that ingesting 800–2000 IU raised blood levels above 20 ng/ml. However, higher doses were needed to reach 30 ng/ml (24Trusted Source, 25Trusted Source). Overweight or obese individuals may also need higher amounts of vitamin D (26Trusted Source, 27Trusted Source). All things considered, a daily vitamin D intake of 1000–4000 IU, or 25–100 micrograms, should be enough to ensure optimal blood levels in most people. 4000 IU is the safe upper limit according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Make sure not to take more than that without consulting with a health professional. BOTTOM LINE: Vitamin D intake is recommended at 400–800 IU/day, or 10–20 micrograms. However, some studies suggest that a higher daily intake of 1000–4000 IU (25–100 micrograms) is needed to maintain optimal blood levels. |
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if you take it internally like that you only need it in the months of January , February and March unless you work as a coal miner or work nights permanantly
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Coachbuster , i'm afraid that is not true amongst certain groups . have a google up . if you can't find the info here is the latest study from Eire
https://tilda.tcd.ie/publications/reports/pdf/Report_Covid19VitaminD.pdf |
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yeah all that is deffo true ... wasn't aware about those with lung issues at risk .
most important to get sun exposure in the months of aug/september for storage purposes ...that should see you through until the new year . march/ april good build up times ...tank should be full by end of april /may if you're outside a fair bit the oldies at risk more as they spend a lot of time indoors or in the shade ...probably would advise the supps ...not many folk like sardines and mackerel that much lol |