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Sufficient Vitamin D levels can prevent severity of Covid infection — Boston University study – ThePrint
The study says sufficient levels of Vitamin D can even reduce the need for oxygen in Covid-19 patients.
New Delhi: Sufficient levels of Vitamin D can prevent Covid-19 patients’ condition from deteriorating and it can even reduce the need for oxygen, a study by the Boston University has shown.
Only 9.7% of patients older than 40 years who were vitamin D sufficient succumbed to the infection compared to 20% who had a circulating level of 25(OH)D< 30 ng/ml,” the researchers at the Boston University said in an article in PLOS One.
“The significant reduction in serum CRP, an inflammatory marker, a…
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