Less COVID if more vitamin D from food (Spain) – May 2022

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Suboptimal Consumption of Relevant Immune System Micronutrients Is Associated with a Worse Impact of COVID-19 in Spanish Populations

Nutrients Volume 14 Issue 11 10.3390/nu14112254
by Sebastià Galmés 1,2,3,*ORCID,Andreu Palou 1,2,3ORCID andFrancisca Serra 1,2,3,4ORCID
1 Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology (Nutrigenomics, Biomarkers and Risk Evaluation–NuBE), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain
2 Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
3 Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), 07120 Palma, Spain
4 Alimentómica S.L., Spin-off n.1 of the University of the Balearic Islands, 07121 Palma, Spain

Vitamin D has the most COVID associations

People in Spain are most deficient in Vitamin D (ignores D from the sun)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global health crisis and the factors behind its differential impact on COVID-19 among populations are still being known. Geographical differences in nutrient profile could be a relevant factor, especially considering that scientific evidence supports that 10 micronutrients are essential for proper immune system function. This study aims to evaluate these micronutrient intakes in the territories of Spain and to analyze their relationship with epidemiological indicators of COVID-19 from the first two waves of COVID-19, when neither specific vaccines nor drugs had yet come into play. Results showed that vitamin D, A, B9, and zinc intakes were particularly insufficient in Spain. The joint intake of these four micronutrients was lower in regions with the highest COVID-19 incidence and mortality, and of particular importance, was the insufficient intake of vitamin D. A pattern of food consumption associated with lower COVID-19 impact was observed. In conclusion, the results show the relevance of the optimal consumption of foods rich in essential nutrients for the immune system. Therefore, this assessment could serve to launch specific dietary recommendations to strengthen the immune system in Spanish territories to better face potential new COVID-19 variants and/or further infectious diseases
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Over 580 virus studies have "Vitamin D" in their title

Over 715 Virus studies have Vitamin D in the title

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Virus is associated 46 other VitaminDWiki categories (>4)

Summary of Associations

Associated category	Associations
Skin - Dark	20
Immunity	52
Youth	8
UV and Vitamin D	15
Infant-Child	58
Top news	69
Mortality and D	57
Cardiovascular	20
Pregnancy	25
Cognitive	12
Hypertension	5
Seniors	23
Intervention	50
Zinc	33
Obesity	19
Multiple Sclerosis	12
Loading dose for Vitamin D	22
Vitamin D and Omega-3	12
Intervention - non daily	9
Calcidiol	8
Vitamin D and Magnesium	26
Inflammation	10
Stroke	5
Vitamin D Receptor	37
Calcitriol	4
Diabetes	12
Breathing	25
Autoimmune	6
Cancer	10
Deficiency of Vitamin D	22
Vit D Binding Protein	6
Sports and Vitamin D	4
Autism	6
Books, videos on Vitamin D	40
Women	6
Kidney	6
Consensus	4
AI	9
Orient	5
Liver	12
Vitamin C	25
Middle East	6
Vitamin D and Vitamin A	7
Vitamin D and Vitamin K	8
Antibiotics, probiotics	5
High-Dose	10
Genetics	7
Resveratrol	9
High Risk	4
Optimum	5
Parkinson	4
Vitamin D and Iron	4
Vitamin D in Europe	8
Veterinary and Vitamin D	5
HIV	4
Tuberculosis	4
Vision	4

Results

20 pages in both categories: Virus + Skin - Dark

52 pages in both categories: Virus + Immunity

8 pages in both categories: Virus + Youth

15 pages in both categories: Virus + UV and Vitamin D

58 pages in both categories: Virus + Infant-Child

69 pages in both categories: Virus + Top news

57 pages in both categories: Virus + Mortality and D

20 pages in both categories: Virus + Cardiovascular

25 pages in both categories: Virus + Pregnancy

12 pages in both categories: Virus + Cognitive

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Hypertension

23 pages in both categories: Virus + Seniors

50 pages in both categories: Virus + Intervention

33 pages in both categories: Virus + Zinc

19 pages in both categories: Virus + Obesity

12 pages in both categories: Virus + Multiple Sclerosis

22 pages in both categories: Virus + Loading dose for Vitamin D

12 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D and Omega-3

9 pages in both categories: Virus + Intervention - non daily

8 pages in both categories: Virus + Calcidiol

26 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D and Magnesium

10 pages in both categories: Virus + Inflammation

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Stroke

37 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D Receptor

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Calcitriol

12 pages in both categories: Virus + Diabetes

25 pages in both categories: Virus + Breathing

6 pages in both categories: Virus + Autoimmune

10 pages in both categories: Virus + Cancer

22 pages in both categories: Virus + Deficiency of Vitamin D

6 pages in both categories: Virus + Vit D Binding Protein

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Sports and Vitamin D

6 pages in both categories: Virus + Autism

40 pages in both categories: Virus + Books, videos on Vitamin D

6 pages in both categories: Virus + Women

6 pages in both categories: Virus + Kidney

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Consensus

9 pages in both categories: Virus + AI

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Orient

12 pages in both categories: Virus + Liver

25 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin C

6 pages in both categories: Virus + Middle East

7 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D and Vitamin A

8 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D and Vitamin K

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Antibiotics, probiotics

10 pages in both categories: Virus + High-Dose

7 pages in both categories: Virus + Genetics

9 pages in both categories: Virus + Resveratrol

4 pages in both categories: Virus + High Risk

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Optimum

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Parkinson

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D and Iron

8 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D in Europe

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Veterinary and Vitamin D

4 pages in both categories: Virus + HIV

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Tuberculosis

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Vision