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Vitamin D May Fight Infection

Vitamin D, believed by some researchers to have the power to slow some cancers and prevent
diseases as varied as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and
schizophrenia
, is now suspected of staving off some of the respiratory infections that seem to visit us most often in the winter. Science News reports on a study of more than 100 articles about vitamin D that suggests that a vitamin D deficiency may underlie a vulnerability to infections by bacteria, viruses, and fungi.  The study, published in Epidemiology and Infection,  points to an infection-fighting role for vitamin D, which is produced in skin exposed to sunlight but is present in few foods.

One Comment

  1. richard johnson

    it seems my health is a lot better in the summer when im more out going.in the winter just sickly.need more sunlight and milk.never trusted vitamin d type supplements.

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