(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- A dose of vitamin D every day could be the trick to
fight the common cold and cases of the flu.
In a new national report, researchers from several hospitals examined the
association between the vitamin and respiratory infections. They learned people
with the lowest blood vitamin D levels reported having significantly more recent
colds or incidents of the flu.
“Individuals with common lung diseases, such as asthma and emphysema, may be
particularly susceptible to respiratory infections from vitamin D deficiency,”
Adit Ginde, MD, MPH, UC Denver Division of Emergency Medicine and lead author of
the study was quoted as saying.
Ginde added the study’s results need to be confirmed in clinical trials before
vitamin D can be recommended to prevent colds and flu.
SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, February 2009
