The sunlight vitamin, vitamin D, is the only nutrient produced by the human skin through sunshine.
Studies found that patients with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than people with sufficient vitamin D levels, and their risk of contracting COVID-19 is 1.77 times higher.
At the same time, among COVID-19 patients hospitalized with acute respiratory failure, those with vitamin D deficiency had a significantly higher mortality rate.
Dr. Chiang Kunjung, vice president of Taoyuan Minsheng Hospital in Taiwan, pointed out that patients with vitamin D deficiency have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection and undesirable prognosis. In addition, many experts also shared that vitamin D levels and the human immune system are relative. Therefore, they encourage the public to get natural vitamin D through sunshine, if possible, or take vitamin D supplements to improve immunity….