Vitamin D supplements don t help ward off colds and flus, new research finds
By Jessica Stewart
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JanJanuary 2021 at 3:10am
The five-year trial found unless a person was vitamin D deficient, supplements won t help Australians ward off colds and flus.
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Vitamin D supplements will not protect Australians from catching colds, flus and other respiratory infections, new research has found.
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2,600 participants were asked to keep a daily diary
Results found some indication that supplements can reduce the length and severity of illnesses
The findings come after a five-year clinical trial, led by Brisbane s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, involving 16,000 Australians aged between 60 and 84.
An Australian randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flu and other acute respiratory infections. The trial, which is the largest of its kind to study the relationship between vitamin D and respiratory infection to date did show, however, that the supplements may shorten the length of infection slightly and help ease the severity of those illnesses. The study results have been published this week in the scientific journal The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. The researchers analysed self-reported health data from 16,000 Australians aged between 60 and 84, who participated in the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute-led D-Health Trial.
New research has found that Vitamin D supplements will not protect from catching the common cold, flu, and other respiratory illnesses, ABC News reported.For the study, the researchers carried out a f
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Johanna Kurscheid ,
Affiliation Yayasan Wahana Bakti Sejatera Foundation (YWBS), Semarang, Indonesia ⨯
M. J. Park,
Affiliation Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Konyang University, Daejeon, South Korea
Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia ⨯
Ross Sadler,
Affiliation School of Public Health, Griffith Health, Griffith University, South Brisbane, Australia ⨯
James S. McCarthy,
Affiliation QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Australia ⨯
Susana V. Nery,
Affiliation Public Health Interventions Group, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia ⨯
Ricardo Soares-Magalhaes,
Affiliation School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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