Vitamin D Linked to Lower Risk of Respiratory Infections
But medical experts can't agree if recommending supplements or food fortification would be helpful
By Robert Preidt
Thursday, February 16, 2017
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- There's preliminary evidence that adequate amounts of vitamin D might help lower rates of respiratory infections.
These infections include colds, bronchitis and pneumonia, the researchers said.
In a review of past trials of people taking vitamin D supplements, researchers from Queen Mary University in London found that supplementation was linked to a 12 percent reduction in the proportion of people having an "acute respiratory infection."
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