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Biotech / Medical : Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic
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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (2642)5/28/2020 6:25:04 PM
From: Moonray  Read Replies (1) of 22884
 
I personally know a number of high risk individuals with impaired immune systems who were place on Vitamin D about two months ago.
Doctors warn against taking ‘mega doses’
of vitamin D to prevent COVID-19

In a paper published in the British Medical Journal this month,
21 experts from the U.K., Ireland and the U.S. conclude that
while vitamin D is “essential for good health” (especially for
bones and muscles) and may bolster the immune system, it
can also be dangerous in high doses.

The Mayo Clinic notes that “taking 60,000 international units
(IU) of vitamin D a day for several months” has been shown
to cause toxicity. But in the U.S., current recommendations
are just a fraction of that. The National Institutes of Health’s
Office of Dietary Supplements recommends 600 IUs a day
of vitamin D for most people, 400 IUs for those under 2 and
800 IUs for those over 70. The BMJ authors write that high
doses — up to 10,000 IUs/day — of the nutrient are being
recommended online, but the authors “strongly caution
against doses higher than the upper limit 4,000 IUs/day.”

More at: yahoo.com

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