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Vitamin D
Too Little may lead to more Colds and Flu
Monday, March 02, 2009
LUNG DISEASE
Too Little Vitamin D May Mean More Colds and Flu...HealthDay reported on Feb. 23 that vitamin D each and every day is what will keep the doctor away when it comes to the common cold or the flu. The finding is based on an assessment of vitamin D levels, nutritional habits and respiratory infection rates among nearly 19,000 American men and women.
"We don't want to jump ahead of ourselves," said study author Dr. Adit Ginde, an assistant professor of surgery in the division of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. "But our study provides support that lower levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased risk for respiratory infections, such as the common cold and the flu. And people who have pre-existing respiratory disease -- like asthma or emphysema -- appear to be at an increased risk for this association."
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