Asthma exacerbations with colds reduced by 40 percent with vitamin D supplementation

Title of Article:

Vitamin D does not reduce colds in asthma patients

• Loading dose + 4,000 IU vitamin D daily for 28 weeks

• “40 percent reduction in asthma exacerbations”

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Also - Colds were less severe in those getting Vitamin D

Note Zinc every two hours stops colds very nicely - much better than lots of vitamin D

Vitamin C is also very useful

See also VitaminDWiki

• Asthma 2X less likely in those with high vitamin D – Sept 2015

• Overview Asthma and Vitamin D

  All of the studies in Breathing and Intervention (give vitamin D and see what happens) are listed here:

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All of the studies in Breathing and Meta-analysis (summary of many random controlled trials) are listed here:

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See also web

• Asthma Overview Vitamin D council update Nov 2015
  • 1,000 IU of vitamin D per 25 lbs of body weight; 23 references