Research suggests low levels of the nutrient could affect mortality rates.
Looking at 20 European countries, researchers compared average levels of vitamin D, the numbers of COVID-19 cases for each country, and mortality rates. They found that countries with lower vitamin D levels—like Italy and Spain—also have high mortality rates from the virus.
Of course, correlation does not equal causation. But this research isn’t the only recent study to suggest a connection between vitamin D and COVID-19. A research team out of Northwestern University just published aalso suggesting that the dramatic variation in the virus mortality rates across populations could have vitamin D as a factor.
Specifically, the Northwestern study suggests vitamin D may reduce COVID-19 severity by suppressing a “cytokine storm”—which happens when the immune response becomes so aggressive that it causes cell death and increases susceptibility to acute respiratory tract infections.
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