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Regular intake of Vitamin D supplements may help protect against cold and flu, as well as tackle high levels of the vitamin's deficiency in countries like India, a study has said.<\/p>\nRegular intake of Vitamin D supplements may help protect against cold and flu, as well as tackle high levels of the vitamin's deficiency in countries like India, a study has said.<\/p>\n
The ‘sunshine vitamin' as it known, not just improves bone and muscle health but also protects against respiratory infections by boosting levels of antimicrobial peptides – natural antibiotic-like substances – in the lungs.<\/p>\n
Acute respiratory infections such as pneumonia are a major cause of global morbidity and mortality.<\/p>\n
“Most people understand that Vitamin D is critical for bone and muscle health. Our analysis has found that it helps the body fight acute respiratory infection,” said Carlos Camargo from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).<\/p>\n
The findings showed that daily or weekly supplementation halved the risk of acute respiratory infection in people with most significant Vitamin D deficiency – below 25 nanomoles per litre (nmol\/L).<\/p>\n
Administering occasional high doses of Vitamin D did not produce significant benefits. The Times of India<\/p>\n
People with higher baseline Vitamin D levels also benefited, although the effect was more modest (10 per cent risk reduction), the researchers noted, in the paper published in the journal BMJ.<\/p>\n
“Our study strengthens the case for introducing food fortification to improve Vitamin D levels in countries where profound vitamin D deficiency is common,” added lead researcher Adrian Martineau Professor at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in Australia.<\/p>\n
For the study, the team analysed nearly 11,000 participants in 25 clinical trials conducted in 14 countries including India, Britain, US, Japan, Afghanistan, Belgium, Italy, Australia and Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Regular intake of Vitamin D supplements may help protect against cold and flu, as well as tackle high levels of the vitamin’s deficiency in countries like India, a study has said. The ‘sunshine vitamin’ as it known, not just improves bone and muscle health but also protects against respiratory infections by boosting levels of antimicrobial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":31058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n