Analysis Confirms Vitamin D Lowers Risk of ICU Admission in COVID Patients: ‘Definitive Evidence’

Analysis Confirms Vitamin D Lowers Risk of ICU Admission in COVID Patients: ‘Definitive Evidence’
A container of vitamin D capsules. Mark Lennihan/AP
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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There is “definitive evidence” that taking vitamin D supplements can help reduce the risk of COVID-19 progressing to severe levels where intensive care is needed, a recent analysis of five existing clinical trials suggests.

According to a team of scientists from Italy, the purpose of their study was to verify whether there is a strong association between the protective effect of vitamin D supplementation and the risk of death and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in COVID-19 patients.

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