Vitamin D deficiency and Covid-19 mortality [pdf]

Post by throwaway6000 » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 12:53 AM UTC

cactus2093 wrote: post #175

devaboone wrote: post #143

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Hi, I'm the wife. High dose Vitamin D can cause elevated calcium levels (meaning over 10.0 mg/dl for adults over 40, it can be a little higher for younger adults). I usually don't see that occur with doses at 2-3 K IU daily. You can also check your Vitamin D 25-OH levels (the level that will be done if you just get a standard "Vitamin D level") and these should be in a reasonable range. What constitutes reasonable ma…

Would you still consider 5,000 IU of Vitamin D per day safe as far as these calcium issues go? I had a doctor tell me to take that dose for at least a few months a few years ago after low levels in my bloodwork during the winter. But I've never known if I should lower the dose to take on a continuing basis or adjust during the summer when I get a little more sun (but I still work in an office/at home so spend a lot o…

Post by throwaway6000 » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 12:56 AM UTC

ve55 wrote: post #2

Although this is a notable finding it's important to remember that it doesn't lead to the conclusion that supplementing vitamin D will be very beneficial here. When vitamin D is produced in the body naturally via exposure to sunlight there's a huge amount of other things that occur as well, and we don't have a ton of good science to back up if curing a vitamin D deficiency via supplementation of pure vitamin D is rea…

Post by CamperBob2 » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 1:18 AM UTC

crawfordcomeaux wrote: post #159

devaboone wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I'm the wife. High dose Vitamin D can cause elevated calcium levels (meaning over 10.0 mg/dl for adults over 40, it can be a little higher for younger adults). I usually don't see that occur with doses at 2-3 K IU daily. You can also check your Vitamin D 25-OH levels (the level that will be done if you just get a standard "Vitamin D level") and these should be in a reasonable range. What constitutes reasonable ma…

Does this material affect your advice? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28768407/

Post by treeman79 » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 1:27 AM UTC

devaboone wrote: post #191

cactus2093 wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you still consider 5,000 IU of Vitamin D per day safe as far as these calcium issues go? I had a doctor tell me to take that dose for at least a few months a few years ago after low levels in my bloodwork during the winter. But I've never known if I should lower the dose to take on a continuing basis or adjust during the summer when I get a little more sun (but I still work in an office/at home so spend a lot o…

I do see people get high calcium levels after being on this dose for years. But not always. You may be able to handle that dose. If you are getting "routine" labs done, then there is likely a calcium level in there. If your calcium is normal (under 10.0 mg/dl for adults over 40, younger adults can be a little higher), then your Vitamin D dose is ok... but I would still recommend coming down a bit on that dose. It is…

Post by tehjoker » Thu, Aug 06, 2020, 1:31 AM UTC

russfink wrote: post #12

emdowling wrote: post #3

This conclusion (10x higher mortality if deficient in Vitamin D) is rather significant. How trustworthy is this source?

From a technical writing style perspective, the thing going against this paper is the folksy way of writing. It also includes things called weasel words, such as saying very young doctor, versus young doctor, or even just doctor. The results are compelling, and I suppose it would not hurt to take a prophylaxis of vitamin D (5,000 units per the article?) as compared to a prophylaxis of something else, such as hydroxyc…