There is no need to wait for further clinical trials to increase use of something so safe, especially when remedying high rates of deficiency/insufficiency should already be a priority It’s TIME to take action...
Vitamin D supplementation to achieve a serum level of 50 ng/ml improved conversion of SARS-CoV-2 positive to negative 3-fold by week 3 Vitamin D plays many important roles within the immune system, such as...
ABC News reports on vitamin D and COVID-19 – Where’s the ACTION? Today, we are sharing a video of an ABC News Report featuring former trauma surgeon Dr. L. Ray Matthews, who discusses the...
Do vitamin D levels in children affect their chance of getting COVID-19 and its severity? While children do not tend to be as severely affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting effects of...
4.5 times greater risk of death from COVID-19 among those without vitamin D compared to those with regular supplementation prior to diagnosis With COVID-19, several risk factors exist for disease severity and outcome, including...
A case-controlled study shows 80% of patients with severe or critical cases of COVID-19 were also vitamin D deficient at hospital admission Approximately 19% of patients who test positive for COVID-19 have symptoms severe...
Month of COVID-19 Occurrence Among GrassrootsHealth Participants In March 2020, GrassrootsHealth started asking questions about COVID-19 on its health and lifestyle questionnaire. Participants were able to report if they had had a positive test...
How vitamin D helps to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection and improve outcomes in those with active COVID-19 Vitamin D is used by every cell of the body, influences the expression of thousands of genes,...
Incidence of COVID-19 Cases by Location among GrassrootsHealth Participants In March 2020, GrassrootsHealth started asking questions about COVID-19 on its health and lifestyle questionnaire. Participants were able to report if they had had a...
Deficiencies in zinc, selenium, and vitamin D may lead to improper immune and inflammatory response to viral infections Severe COVID-19 is associated with excessive activation of the innate immune system, leading to uncontrolled inflammation...