YPV - Covid 19

“Staying indoors for much of lockdown means some people have been deprived of vitamin D. Normally, many of us get it by spending time outside. Our skin makes it when exposed to the sun. But what can we do about it, and why do we need vitamin D?” Read the article

“Not getting enough sunlight can be detrimental to your health, because our bodies synthesise vitamin D from the sun’s rays through the skin. According to data from the NHS, people living in Britain simply don’t get enough vitamin D – which our bodies synthesise from sunlight – from October to March.” Read the article

“We know that individuals with diabetes are at higher risk of infections, especially pneumonia and influenza and that people living with obesity (who have a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 40kg/m2) as well as those 70 years old and above should be shielding and staying home as much as possible” Read the article

“There has long been evidence that a sufficiency of vitamin D protects against viruses, especially respiratory ones, including the common cold. Vitamin D increases the production of antiviral proteins and decreases cytokines, the immune molecules that can cause a “storm” of dangerous inflammation.” Read the article

“Health chiefs are urging Britons to take vitamin D supplements as they are spending an increasing amount of time indoors during the coronavirus lockdown. From around late March to the end of September, most people get all the vitamin D they need from sunlight” Read the article

"Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body." Read the article

Vitamin D
& Covid-19

Vitamin D deficiency and …

Getting sick or infected?

Fatigue and Tiredness

Bone and Back Pain

Depression

Impaired Wound healing

Bone Loss

Hair Loss

Muscle Pain

Pregnancy And Children

Diabetes

Covid - 19

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Vitamin D & Covid-19