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Marni E. Shoemaker, L. M. Huynh, Cory Smith, V. Mustad, Maria O. Duarte, J. Cramer
Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 2022
Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 2022
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Shoemaker, M. E., Huynh, L. M., Smith, C., Mustad, V., Duarte, M. O., & Cramer, J. (2022). Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D and Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections and COVID-19. Topics in Clinical Nutrition.
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Shoemaker, Marni E., L. M. Huynh, Cory Smith, V. Mustad, Maria O. Duarte, and J. Cramer. “Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D and Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections and COVID-19.” Topics in Clinical Nutrition (2022).
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Shoemaker, Marni E., et al. “Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D and Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections and COVID-19.” Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 2022.
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@article{marni2022a,
title = {Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D and Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections and COVID-19},
year = {2022},
journal = {Topics in Clinical Nutrition},
author = {Shoemaker, Marni E. and Huynh, L. M. and Smith, Cory and Mustad, V. and Duarte, Maria O. and Cramer, J.}
}
Abstract
Little is known about potential protective factors for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), referred to as COVID-19. Suboptimal vitamin D status is a risk factor for immune dysfunction, respiratory tract infections (RTIs), and viral infections. Supplementation of vitamin D (2000–4000 IU) has decreased incidence and complications from RTIs, respiratory distress syndrome, and pneumonia and may be beneficial in high-risk populations. Given the possible link between low vitamin D status and RTIs, such as COVID-19, this review examined whether vitamin D supplementation can be supported as a nutritional strategy for reducing risk of infection, complications, and mortality from COVID-19 and found that the relationship between vitamin D and RTIs warrants further exploration.