Pages tagged with "Breathing"

465 pages, most important first (overviews, then meta-analyses, then RCTs, then newest). Combine with another topic

• Overview Colds and flu and Vitamin D
• Allergy - Overview
• Overview Asthma and Vitamin D
• COPD fought by Vitamin D - many studies
• Sleep Apnea and Vitamin D - many studies
• Inhaled vitamin D helps lungs - many studies
• Asthma is also fought by Magnesium - many studies
• Asthma and Vitamin D Receptor - many studies
• Respiratory viral infection (RSV) and low vitamin D - many studies
• Smoking reduces vitamin D - many studies
• Sepsis is both prevented and treated by Vitamin D - many studies
• Respiratory infection, children and Vitamin D - many studies
• Hay fever (Allergic Rhinitis) and Vitamin D - many studies
• Pneumonia and low vitamin D - many studies
• Epigenetics and Vitamin D – many studies
• CPAP and Vitamin D - several studies
• COPD is strongly associated with magnesium deficiency – several studies
• Corticosteroids reduce levels of Vitamin D - several studies
• How silicosis is fought by Vitamin D (in mice) - several studies
• Recurrent Wheezing in children is associated with low Vitamin D – several studies
• Pulmonary Fibrosis (lung scaring) and Vitamin D – several studies
• COPD in Asians twice as likely if poor Vitamin D Binding Protein – meta-analysis
• COPD strongly associated with Vitamin D Binding Protein problems – meta-analysis
• Chronic Rhinosinusitis is treated with Vitamin D, but the benefits stop 3 months after supplementation stops (no surprise) - meta-analysis
• Treat 10 people with Vitamin D in the winter to prevent 1 Acute Respiratory Infection - meta-analysis 2026
• 4,000 IU Vitamin D while pregnant does not decrease infant respiratory problems (no surprise) - meta-analysis
• Small vitamin D doses provide small benefits for acute respiratory infections – Meta-analysis
• Asthma reduced 60 percent with vitamin D supplementation – meta-analysis 2014, 2015
• Infant respiratory distress reduced by Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Asthma has been treated by 40 ng of vitamin D, but not this time – meta-analysis
• Small doses of Vitamin D do not reduce childhood breathing allergies – meta-analysis
• Asthma treated by Vitamin D - 13th Meta-analysis
• 2X increase risk of Asthma if a particular Vitamin D Receptor mutation – meta-analysis
• Asthma reduced by Vitamin D, even for those using corticosteroids - meta-analysis 2021
• COPD treated by Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Asthma is 20 percent more likely with a poor Vitamin D Receptor gene – meta-analysis
• Acute viral respiratory infections (RTI) reduced by Vitamin D - 20 reviews
• Small doses of vitamin D do not reduce risk of Acute Respiratory Infection - meta-analysis
• Small amounts of Vitamin D reduce Influenza risk by 22 percent (loading dose is far better) – meta-analysis
• Acute respiratory tract infections prevented by vitamin D (even when ignoring the dose size – Meta-analysis
• Respiratory Tract Infection risk reduced 2X by Vitamin D loading doses – meta-analysis
• Childhood asthma about 1.3 times more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis
• Vitamin C sometimes reduces mechanical ventilation duration – meta-analysis
• Small vitamin D doses given during pregnancy do not reduce childhood asthma – meta-analysis
• Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Children - associated with low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Infant wheezing 40 percent less likely if mother supplemented with vitamin D, vitamin E, or Zinc – meta-analysis
• COPD severity is associated with Vitamin D deficiency – meta-analyses 2015, 2019
• Asthmatics less able to breathe if low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Pneumonia 6X more likely if very low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Pneumonia patients 3 X more likely to die if low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• COPD exacerbations 2X less often if low vitamin D then supplemented – meta-analysis
• Asthma supplementation by Vitamin D (any amount) reduced attacks by 25 percent – meta-analysis
• Asthma risk reduced by 67 percent with Vitamin D supplementation if level was initially low– meta-analysis
• Respiratory infections reduced only 20 percent by Vitamin D (ignored dose size, duration, type, etc) – meta-analysis
• COPD 2.8 times more likely to be severe if low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Breath better if higher level of Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Vitamin D and Respiratory Tract Infections – meta-analysis with charts
• Vitamin D during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood asthma by 13 percent – meta-analysis
• Asthma exacerbations in children decrease by 60 percent with vitamin D supplementation – meta-analysis – 2015
• Asthma not helped by less than 2,000 IU of vitamin D - meta-analysis
• Asthma medicines not helped by vitamin D (if only a small amount of D is taken) – meta-analysis
• Lower respiratory tract infections in children associated with Low Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Gene makes COPD 2.6X more likely unless get more vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Asthma is strongly associated with low vitamin D (but not COPD) – meta-analysis
• Pulmonary rehab aided by Vitamin D (60K weekly) - Asthma RCT Sept 2026
• Bronchiolitis hospital stay cut by 2 days with 200,000 IU vitamin D – if deficient – RCT
• Preemies getting a 10,000 IU injection of vitamin D had far fewer breathing problems – RCT 2024
• Asthma reduced by 4,400 IU of Vitamin D while pregnant - RCT and video Weiss
• Asthma reduced by weekly 50,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Smoking depression, etc. reduced by Vitamin D (bi-weekly, 50,000 IU) - RCT
• Resulting childhood Asthma cut in half if 4,400 IU Vitamin D daily while pregnant - RCT
• Asthma and COPD in a few seniors greatly decreased by monthly 100,000 IU Vitamin D – RCT
• Respiratory infections reduced by 63 percent with 4000 IU vitamin D daily - RCT
• Obese asthmatic children Vitamin D - 50,000 IU then 8,000 IU daily - RCT
• Respiratory Tract Infection visits 2.5 less likely with vitamin D: Pregnancy 2000 IU, Infant 800 IU – RCT
• Chronic tonsillitis virtually eliminated in children by Vitamin D (50,000 IU weekly) – RCT
• Cod liver oil does not prevent Respiratory Infections (no surprise, only 400 IU of vitamin D) RCT
• Unethical to restrict Vitamin D to half of the asthmatic children in RCT
• Asthma attacks reduced in half if Vitamin D level higher than 42 nanograms – RCT
• RTI – Feel much better if increase vitamin D level above 40 ng (4000 IU) – RCT
• Respiratory infections (RTI) cut in half by 20,000 IU weekly vitamin D if initially deficient – RCT
• Hay Fever treated by Vitamin D (50,000 IU weekly) – RCT
• Infant Respiratory Infections not reduced by mothers taking small amount of vitamin D (28,000 weekly)– RCT
• Recurrence of child pneumonia delayed by 100000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Half the risk of Influenza -A in infants taking 1200 IU of vitamin D for 4 months – RCT
• Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in adults reduced by just 400 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• 500,000 IU of vitamin D cut in half the hospital days following a lung failure – RCT 2015
• Influenza reduced by 1.7 with 1200 IU D3, also reduced related asthma by 6X – RCT
• Acute respiratory infection worsened by too infrequent vitamin D supplementation – RCT
• 5 days of 100,000 IU of Vitamin D increased hemoglobin in critical illness – RCT
• Childhood colds reduced 25 percent by weekly Vitamin D – RCT
• COPD trial to use 80,000 IU of vitamin D weekly – RCT 2021
• Respiratory Virus risk reduced 35 percent by Vitamin D (14,000 IU weekly) – RCT
• Respiratory tract infection eliminated in 36 percent of people by 4000 IU of Vitamin D – RCT
• Hospital-acquired pneumonia treated by vitamin D if person was deficient – RCT
• COPD quality of life improved by 400,000 IU Vitamin D loading dose – RCT
• Allergic Rhinitis (hay fever) reduced by just 1,000 IU of vitamin D for 30 days – RCT
• Allergic rhinitis in children reduced somewhat during pollen season by just 1,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Risk of infant Asthma cut in half if mother supplemented Vitamin D to get more than 30 ng – RCT
• Asthma in 3 year olds decreased somewhat with 4,000 IU during pregnancy – RCT
• Childhood Asthma risk greatly reduced if mothers were given 4,400 IU Vitamin D daily – RCT 2019
• Vitamin D response time is 3-6 months, not much benefit in first 4 months – RCT
• Common cold incidence reduced by two thirds (500 IU for IBD with low vitamin D) – RCT
• Black infant recurrent wheezing rate dropped from 42 percent to 31 percent with just 400 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• 100000 IU vitamin D monthly helps COPD patients – 3 RCT
• Cystic fibrosis treatment by vitamin D improved quality of life and breathing (8200 IU daily)– RCT
• Breathing by ever-smokers improved by monthly Vitamin D – RCT 2017
• 2000 IU of vitamin D should improve toddlers health in winter – RCT almost completed
• Lung bacteria decreased by 1,000 IU of vitamin D (only in non-smokers) – RCT
• Asthma reduced 31 percent when Omega-3 taken during pregnancy – RCT
• Pneumonia in children not stopped for 6 months by single dose of vitamin D (3 months max) – RCT
• COPD reduced by 40 percent with monthly 100,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Childhood asthma still reduced 4 months after 800 IU of Vitamin D daily - RCT
• Five times less mite allergy when vitamin D added in mid pregnancy and to infant – RCT
• 5X fewer school days missed due to asthma if take 2,000 IU vitamin D daily – RCT
• Respiratory diseases helped by vitamin D if initially have low level – RCT review
• COPD reduced by vitamin D taken once every 60 days – RCT
• Asthma not reduced by taking vitamin D every 60 days (no surprise) – RCT
• Bronchial Asthma reduced with 60,000 IU monthly vitamin D – RCT
• Just 300 IU daily of vitamin D reduced respiratory infections by 50% – RCT
• Allergy to House dust mite greatly reduced by adding just 600 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• 2000 IU of vitamin D for just 5 days did not treat severe pneumonia – RCT
• Loss of smell related to low Vitamin D or Zinc
• UV produces more than vitamin D
• Vitamin D Binding Protein, And Airflow In COPD
• How vitamin D helps the lung via vitamin D-binding protein
• Inhaled liposomal Glutathione might fight COPD, CF, COVID, Pulmonary Fibrosis , smoke, etc.
• Pediatric sleep apnea associated with low vitamin D – many countries, Egypt 2026
• Severe asthma children 31X more likely to develop chronic obstructive lung disease
• Childhood asthma problems eliminated for months by 600,000 IU of Vitamin D injection
• The 6 percent of infants hospitalized for ARI are 2.2 X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient
• 9 bacteria fought by vaccines, 5 might be fought by Vitamin D
• If smoke, try Vitamin D - reduce damage or help quit
• Compare symptoms of Omicron, Flu and Colds
• Major reduction in allergies and asthma if the child was born in a sunny season (in Paris in this case)
• Fewer preterm births after pollution reduction (vitamin D not mentioned)
• Vitamin D appears to fight some Infectious Diseases (COVID, Long COVID, and Influenza)
• Severe Pertussis is 1.5 times more likely if poor vitamin D receptor
• Measles in the lungs might be fought by Vitamin D
• Prenatal Vitamin D and lungs (VDAART, Dr. Weiss) Interview and transcript - Feb 2026
• Viruses fought by liposomal Glutathione
• Glutathione benefits \"virtually every physiological system\"
• Serious respiratory infection 33% more likely if low Vitamin D
• Asthma worse if lower Vitamin D
• Liposomal Gluthathione proven to fight T2D, Oxidative Stress, NAFLD, RA,  HIV, PD, Autism, RSV, etc
• Liposomal Glutathione works fast - 2 weeks @ 500 mg daily
• Face masks do not reduce vital infections, but do increase problems breathing - yet are being used again
• Microplastics increasing asthma, COPD, lung cancer etc. Dec 2025
• People entering hospital with pneumonia with low Vitamin D were 3.5 X more likely to die in 3 months - Nov 2025
• Vaccinations resulted in increased office visits for children 16 months later
• Health Problems Associated with Low Vitamin D at Birth
• Respiratory problem 1.9 X more likely if age 2-4 and low Vitamin D
• Asthma category
• Lung lining has 100X higher Glutathione than the rest of the body
• Common cold (Acute Rhinosinusitis) virtually non-existant when Vitamin D is above 50 ng
• A Call for the use of Vitamin D with COPD
• Nebulized glutathione treats various lung conditions
• Acetaminophen (Tylenol) increases asthma
• Pollen allergies are associated with low Vitamin D levels
• Asthma treated by daily 50,000 IU of Vitamin D
• Asthma helped a bit by 2,000 IU of Vitamin D for 3 months
• Gene that predicts wheezing is associated with low vitamin D
• Microplastics suspected to cause Digestive, Reproductive, and Respiratory problems (mice and women)
• Breathing
• Calcifediol (semi-activated Vitamin D) might treat Respiratory Diseases such as COVID
• Nanoemulsions of vitamin D help reduce asthma markers in mice
• 3X reduction in respiratory infections in children taking more than 800 IU of Vitamin D weekly
• Risk of childhood pneumonia reduced 30% by high Vitamin D
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, in a third of preemies, 87% reduced risk for just 1 ng higher Vitamin D level
• Newly diagnosed Asthma increased 13% if COVID vaccination (200,000 US children)
• Preemie Respiratory Distress Syndrome is 5X more likely if low vitamin D
• Season of birth associated with Pneumonia (10 %) and Multiple Sclerosis (30 %)
• Possible asthma bio-markers (miRNA) which show risk vs vitamin D level
• 40 cents of Vitamin D given once during pregnancy reduced respiratory problems by 3%
• Children who wheezed were 2.7X more likely to have little vitamin D
• Wheezing reduced 35 percent if vitamin D added during pregnancy
• Viral infection wheezing 24X more likely if less than 15 ng of Vitamin D
• Wheezing and asthmatic children have weaker Vitamin D responses
• Asthma by age 7 if wheezing before preschools and poor vitamin D Receptor
• Vitamin D levels are low during Recurrent Wheezing
• Those with Asthma or COPD had half the response to Vitamin D
• France has injected 200,000 infants with RSV vaccine, based on no long-term data - Here we go again
• Inhaled vitamin D helped lungs of new-born (rats)
• Prevention of allergies, eczema, asthma, in children – Vitamin D during pregnancy is a principal solution
• Severe asthmatics willing to pay 5180 dollars for relief, Vitamin D needed costs only 45 dollars
• Asthma in child 2.3 X more likely if both parents asthmatic (unless add Vitamin D) – VDAART
• The more severe the Asthma, the lower the vitamin D level
• The worse the bronchial asthma, the lower the vitamin D
• Acute respiratory tract infections not reduced by Vitamin D if already have a good level
• Less likely to die of various causes if higher Vitamin D (data from 300,000 people)
• Respiratory infections in children 6 X more likely if low Vitamin D (avg of 2 studies)
• Asthma probably fought by Vitamin D in more than 4 ways – review
• 3% fewer respiratory problems in children if single 100K vitamin D in 3rd trimester
• Both parents smoke – child’s vitamin D level was 30 percent lower and worse asthma
• Review of common cold (42 billion dollars) prevention and treatment - Zinc works
• Croup (due to viruses) has surged with Omicron
• MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
• Children had poor lung function if mothers had low vitamin D while pregnant
• Inflammatory diseases: review of vitamin D, with many tables
• RSV kills 100,000 children annually around the world (Vitamin D can help)
• Silicosis reduces vitamin D levels
• Vitamin D energizes the innate and adaptive immune systems to fight lung inflammation
• Superspreaders appear to have viscous lung fluids or be obese
• Mild to moderate persistent asthma cost-effectively treated by Vitamin D
• Asthma may be treated by Vitamin D if more than 40 ng for 12 months
• Asthma: some aspects reduced by Vitamin D
• Lots of sugar while pregnant doubles asthma risk – 2017
• The Sun is the best remedy for Your Lungs (Infection, Asthma and COPD) - video
• Vitamin D in respiratory diseases – Spring 2017
• Vitamin D reduces childhood allergic airway diseases (confirmed by metabolomics this time)
• Asthmatic children taking Corticosteroids had 2X more vitamin D intake, but lower levels
• Synergy between Vitamin D and corticosteroids in asthma – editorial
• Vitamin D reduces RTI, Omega-3 reduces wheezing or asthma
• Poor response to Asthma inhaler if poor Vitamin D Receptor
• 2X higher risk of wheezing and asthma if modified receptor genes, even if vitamin D levels OK
• Asthma 3.7X higher risk of poor Vitamin D Receptor (teens in Taiwan in this case)
• Atopies (allergy, asthma, rhinitis, etc.) variously associated with low Vitamin D and poor Vitamin D Receptor
• 100 percent of Acute Respiratory Failure patients had low vitamin D
• Acute lower respiratory infection 5X more frequent with low vitamin D intake
• Reduction of infant asthma may require good vitamin D when lung development starts (4 weeks)
• Vitamin D and infectious diseases like RTI, TB and Sepsis
• Italians entering hospital for breathing problems had low vitamin D (with and without COVID), Vitamin D should help
• Respiratory Tract Infections during cold weather – similar rates for low and very low vitamin D
• Recurrent RTI treatment success: Conventional 71 pcnt, Vitamin D 96 pcnt
• All asthma problems reduced after 1 year of Vitamin D
• Allergy medications may be improved by Vitamin D (6X for birch pollen in this case)
• Crescendo of papers on Asthma, Allergy, and Vitamin D
• Any supplementation with vitamin D reduced chance of pneumonia by 50 percent
• Asthmatic children 5X more likely to have a poor Vitamin D Receptor
• Microbiome improvement by probiotics can be augmented with phages (gut, etc.)
• A tiny amount of Calcitiol (activated Vitamin D) for only 4 weeks does not help (sleep apnea in this case)
• Preemies with poor lungs (Respiratory distress syndrome) have low levels of vitamin D
• Vitamin D reduces Respiratory Tract Infections and reduces use of antibiotics
• Vitamin D is one of the alternate COPD therapies
• Pneumonia in Egyptian Children 3.6 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor
• Infectious Disease typically not treated if use less than 4000 IU vitamin D daily– review
• Is Vitamin D’s “Moment in the Sun” Behind Us (nope)
• Acute pneumonia in children 3X less likely if greater than 30 ng of vitamin D
• Common cold prevented and treated by Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Zinc, and Echinacea – review
• Vitamin D reduces viral respiratory infections – editorial
• Sleep Apnea and vitamin D
• Colds substantially reduced by Vitamin D or UV during military training
• COVID-19 lung death 4X more likely in Iran if less than 25 ng of vitamin D
• COVID ARDS deaths 2X more likely if less than 10 ng of Vitamin D
• COPD 2X as likely if low vitamin D – review of 3 studies
• COPD becoming suddenly worse is 30X more likely if low vitamin D
• COPD reduce 2X if severely deficient and treated with 3,300 IU daily average of vitamin D
• Mucosal membranes (mouth, lungs, nose, intestines, etc) can activate Vitamin D
• Allergic rhinitis 56 percent more likely if low vitamin D
• Respiratory deaths in seniors – 40 percent are attributable to low vitamin D
• Inhaled nanoemulsion of Vitamin D killed lung bacteria
• Zinc, respiratory tract infections and COVID-19
• Allergic Rhinitis in infants treated by 1,000 IU vitamin D daily
• Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Infants reduced 5.9 X by daily 600 IU of vitamin D (China)
• Respiratory problems in Children 1.4X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor
• Respiratory infection in infant was 7 X more likely if low cord Vitamin D
• Largest cause of infant deaths is respiratory infections, which is associated with low vitamin D
• Immune response to respiratory viruses – vitamin D connection – review
• Ultraviolet light kills cold and flu viruses, and generates Vitamin D in the skin
• Vitamin D does not reduce Infectious Disease when not enough is given
• One third of lung disease patients in China had less than 4ng of vitamin D
• Pneumonia acquired in hospital – 3X more likely to die if low vitamin D
• Acute respiratory distress – 100 percent of patients were vitamin D deficient
• Spinal Cord Injured persons were 7.6 X more likely to get pneumonia if low vitamin D
• Lung disease, vitamin D, and epigenetics
• COPD increases risk of bone fracture by 4.7 X (low vitamin D)
• COPD results in bone loss and osteopenia, Vitamin D should reduce both
• Strong Vitamin D deficiency associations in Asthma patients
• Inflammation and immune responses to Vitamin D (perhaps need to measure active vitamin D)
• Respiratory Disease exacerbations (Asthma, CF, COPD) may be treated by Vitamin D
• Microbiomes of both gut and airway are affected by Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor
• No preemie had even 30 ng of vitamin D, lower D associated with more Respiratory Distress
• Asthma more closely associated with poor VDBP gene than with poor Vitamin D level
• Vitamin D predicts good health and long life in seniors, review of 20 cohort studies
• COPD ICU stay is 2.4 days longer if low vitamin D
• COPD with obstruction: Death 1.7 X more likely with low vitamin D
• 2.8X higher risk of osteoporosis if COPD and modified vitamin D receptor genes
• Best supplements for hay fever (Quercetin, which activates the Vitamin D receptor)
• Bronchiolitis in children associated with both pollution and low solar
• Bronchiolitis had 1.3 X longer hospitalization if low Vitamin D (1016 infants)
• Interactions of Asthma Vitamin D, Pollution and Obesity
• Childhood Asthma somewhat reduced by 2400 IU vitamin D late in pregnancy (néed more, earlier)
• Babies 3.6X more likely to go to hospital for asthma if asthmatic mother had low vitamin D while pregnant
• Pregnant women with low vitamin D (e.g. asthmatics) were more likely to have infants with vitamin D problems (asthmatics)
• Asthma 7 percent less likely for every 40 IU increase in (early) maternal diet
• Hay fever (allergic rhinitis) risk reduced 20 percent for each 100 IU of vitamin D during early pregnancy
• Perhaps reduce asthma exacerbations with Vitamin D
• Asthma is poorly controlled if have 4 ng less Vitamin D
• COPD flare-ups reduced 40 percent by Vitamin D in those who were deficient
• Asthma 3X more likely if have Multiple Sclerosis (both have low Vitamin D)
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome in preemies 5 X more likely if poor vitamin D receptor
• Gut and airway bionome are affected by Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor
• Upper respiratory infection associated with poor Vitamin D Receptor
• Adult-onset asthma 2X more likely if low vitamin D and not hyperallergenic
• Reduction in Cold and Flu with Vitamin D
• Vitamin D and allergy, asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, autoimmune... 145 slides- 2017
• Vitamin D and allergy, asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, autoimmune, etc – slides
• Asthma severe when both Vitamin D AND Magnesium are low
• Higher Cardiovascular fitness (VO2) if higher Vitamin D
• Asthma trial underway - 4,000 IU during pregnancy
• Immature lungs in immature newborns – Vitamin D helps
• Severe Pneumonia (CAP) results in death 2 times more often if very low vitamin D
• Pneumonia is increasing (now 1 in 6 child deaths), more vitamin D studies needed
• Asthma with COPD has lower vitamin D levels than asthma alone
• COPD is associated with several other diseases (comorbidities)
• Pollutants increase Respiratory problems, Vitamin D, Omega-3, etc. decrease them
• Childhood pneumonia not treated by 100,000 IU of vitamin D – Cochrane (need more, inhaled)
• More lung capacity (bronchial asthma, FEV1) associated with higher vitamin D
• Each ng extra vitamin D associated with better breathing (and 2X better for smokers)
• Worse breathing with COPD is related to lower Vitamin D
• Hypothesis: Allergic diseases have increased because of decreased vitamin D
• Traffic pollution increases asthma unless supplement with Vitamin D (mice)
• Interstitial lung disease 1.5X more likely to last 10 years if low Vitamin D
• Respiratory tract microbiome and breathing problems
• Childhood Respiratory Health hardly improved with 600 IU of vitamin D (need much more)
• Vitamin D effects on lung immunity and respiratory diseases – 2011
• Indoor pollution is a problem with obese black asthmatic children
• Magnesium is associated with better quality of life in COPD, not Vitamin D
• Allergies and low vitamin D strongly associated with night shift bakers
• Respiratory Tract Infections in children 7.4 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – 2008
• Influenza risk reduced 2X by 2,000 IU of Vitamin D (vs 400), RTI reduced 3X by 400 or more IU
• Reduced viral respiratory tract infections by half by having more than 38 ng of vitamin D
• RSV (bronchitis and viral pneumonia) in infants associated with low vitamin D and antibiotics
• Rapid newborn breathing (transient tachypnea) associated with low vitamin D
• Recurrent wheeze 2X more likely if endotoxin (on some bacteria) and low vitamin D
• Asthmatic pregnant women had 30 percent more preterm births if air pollution (vitamin D not mentioned)
• Asthma strongly related to vitamin D deficiency in Turkey
• Pneumonia in seniors was 2.5X more likely if low vitamin D
• ICU patients with pneumonia stay 7 days longer if low vitamin D
• Inflammation due to house dust mite did not change vitamin D levels in mice
• Vitamin D loading dose then weekly 50,000 IU not help (COPD) if very deficient
• Decreased vitamin D in children taking asthma drugs
• Children with pneumonia in Ethiopia were 22X more likely to have rickets – 1997
• Viral Pneumonia in children 52 X more-likely if very low vitamin D (trend)
• Less Pneumonia in those having more activated vitamin D (kidneys working)
• Lung cells activate Vitamin D, without liver or kidney
• Chronic Bronchitis 2.6 percent less likely for every extra ng of vitamin D – CDC
• Birth asphyxia 2.4 times more likely if mother was vitamin D deficient – 2016
• Nasal polyposis greatly decreased by 4,000 IU of vitamin D for 4 weeks - 2014
• Vitamin D Receptor problems occur 5 times for often with Nasal polyposis
• The relationship between Vitamin D and the respiratory system remains inconclusive
• Fewer respiratory infections if optimal level of vitamin D (more than 47 ng)
• Smoking associated with 2 times fewer heart problems if high vitamin D
• Severity of adult asthma associated with less vitamin D
• 3 X increased chance of death if have asthma – study of 200,000 people over 10 years
• Childhood allergy, asthma and eczema associated with repeated low vitamin D tests
• Monthly 100,000 IU of vitamin D decreased respiratory infection but increased falls
• Pneumonia is less frequent in people with more than 35 ng of vitamin D
• Rickets – history, re-occurrence and association with breathing problems
• Why deficiencies in vitamin D and magnesium are linked to asthma
• Fluid in lung (pleural effusion) associated with low vitamin D
• Respirator track infections reduced when raise Vitamin D levels above 30 ng
• Vitamin D supplements could halve risk of serious asthma attacks – Cochrane conclusion
• 40 Asthma US clinical trials (give vitamin D and see what happens)
• Allergies and asthma – overwhelming experimental evidence that vitamin D helps – more studies needed
• Laryngospasm 2 X more likely in competitive rowers with low vitamin D
• Respiratory tract infections in childhood – vitamin D is needed, no consensus of how much
• Lung and Vitamin D – Special Issue
• Quarterly vitamin D3 is too infrequent – it increases the occurrence of pneumonia
• Asthma associated with low vitamin D, independent of allergic status
• Asthma exacerbations with colds reduced by 40 percent with vitamin D supplementation
• Asthma 2X less likely in those with high vitamin D
• Asthma at age 20 increased if vitamin D during pregnancy was higher than 50 ng
• Smoking caused more breathing problems in those (mice) with low vitamin D
• Vitamin D, Vitamin A, or Vitamin E association with allergies and asthma
• Respiratory distress after preterm birth is more likely if low vitamin D – review
• All preemies with Chronic Lung Disease had low vitamin D levels
• Allergic rhinitis associated with less vitamin D in men yet more in women
• COPD – almost all women in Bulgaria hospitalized with COPD had low vitamin D
• COPD getting worse is associated with very low vitamin D
• Asthma attacks associated with low vitamin D– systematic review
• Pneumonia 2.6X more likely if low vitamin D
• Respiratory Infection associated with vitamin D less than 40 ng
• Low dose Vitamin D during pregnancy and infancy results in strange acute respiratory infection response
• Newborn acute lower respiratory tract infection associated with low maternal vitamin D
• Vitamin D and asthma – Review
• Vitamin D treats COPD thru many pathways
• Low vitamin D during pregnancy associated with four health problems in children
• Asthma is treated by Vitamin D – now they are trying to understand why
• Single dose of 200,000 IU of vitamin D during pregnancy did not reduce wheezing 3 years later
• Vitamin D reduces asthma
• COPD and vitamin D in a vicious circle
• Seniors on mechanical ventilation having very low vitamin D died sooner
• Asthma problems decreased following vitamin D supplementation (amount unstated)
• Genetic link found between vitamin D and COPD
• Smoking associated with 9 ng less vitamin D age 40-50
• Vitamin D patent for treating immune system diseases
• Asthma attacks (exacerbations) 25 percent more likely in adults if low vitamin D
• Severe asthma strongly associated with low vitamin D
• Far fewer lower respiratory tract infections at 36 months if good vitamin D during pregnancy
• Respiratory viral infections might be prevented by vitamin D supplementation in those with low vitamin D
• Asthma is not treated by weekly 14,000 IU of vitamin D (proven yet again)
• Asthma related to vitamin D by 4 plausible genes
• Asthma strongly associated with modification in vitamin D genes
• Non-TB lung disease (NTM) 4X more likely if less than 10 ng of vitamin D
• Vitamin D Deficiency is a Strong Predictor (4X) of Asthma in Children
• Vitamin D and wheeze – especially in seniors
• High maternal vitamin D resulted in 30 percent less infant problems with breathing
• Asthma damage might be prevented by Vitamin D
• Asthma much worse in city with little vitamin D
• COPD lung volume reduction strongly associated with low vitamin D
• Asthma in 6 year old boys was 3X more likely if low vitamin D during early gestation
• Lung capacity (Vo2max) reduced in senior African American women with low vitamin D
• Lung, lung cancer, asthma, COPD, and Vitamin D
• The lower the vitamin D level the more severe the rare bronchiectasis
• Upper respiratory tract infection 2X more likely if vitamin D less than 30 ng
• More Hypertension in obese children with low vitamin D, especially at night
• Vitamin D in Allergic and Immune Disorders
• Just 700 IU of vitamin D during pregnancy reduced rate of asthma at age 7 by 26 percent
• Women with asthma 35X more likely to be vitamin D deficient
• Vitamin D supplements increased probability of allergic rhinitis by 66 percent - 2004
• A little extra vitamin D did not reduce chance of pneumonia
• Additional 4 ng of vitamin D reduced chance of infection by 7 percent
• Should Vitamin D Supplementation Be a Regular Part of Asthma Care
• Vitamin D might be able to deal with severe asthma
• Asthma Solved Naturally (book)
• Vitamin D and respiratory tract infections - Wikipedia
• Rickets in 80 percent of infants with severe pneumonia
• Are microbs – probiotics – vitamin D – allergy – asthma – obesity related
• COPD and Osteoporosis are related – vitamin D is one possible connection – 2013
• COPD – Bone Metabolism – Osteoporosis – Vitamin D appear related
• How Vitamin D reduces asthma – 2011
• Bronchiectasis strongly associated with low vitamin D
• Vitamin D and the Lung – professional book 2012
• Mechanisms for hypothesis between sunshine and food allergy
• Hypothesis: Respiratory problems will decrease with increased vitamin D
• No association between low level of vitamin D and severity of Asthma
• Vitamin D Genes associated with Childhood Asthma And Lung Function
• COPD patients 4X more likely to have low Vitamin D – 2 articles in 2012
• Dial D for danger – absurd editorial in Thorax
• Less COPD if vitamin D more than 30 ng
• Review of infectious diseases vitamin D trials
• Asthmatic corticosteroid treatment – get the least improvement if low vitamin D
• 95 percent of astmatics low on vitamin D -esp high BMI
• Smoking while pregnant lowers vitamin D and increases child asthma by 3.6 X
• Sun exposure protects children from asthma
• Vitamin D less than 15 ng associated with some allergies
• Severe adult asthma strongly associated with low vitamin D
• Low Vitamin D Associated With Decreased Vital Capacity Of Lung
• Pulmonary disease and vitamin D
• Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among asthmatic African-Americans
• 800 IU Vitamin D while pregnant decrease child asthma by 2X
• Corticosteroid decreased vitamin D levels in children with asthma
• Children with low vitamin D were 4.8X more likely to get asthma
• Unable to use vitamin D level to predict worsening of smoker’s lung function
• Breathing by seniors harder when have low levels of vitamin D
• Vitamin D in asthma and allergy – editorial
• Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in COPD - 2010
• Pulsed UV decreased peanut allergen by as much as 90 percent
• Higher Vitamin D makes for better Lung Function
• Asthma worse with low Vitamin D only at age 4 - cohort study
• Allergies and bone health may be connected by vitamin D
• The Role of Vitamin D in Asthma
• Hypothesis - vitamin D supplements caused allergy pandemic – 2009
• Asthma Eczema and Vitamin D - Council Newsletter
• Low vitamin D for 6 year old boys predicted asthma at age 14
• Lack of Vitamin D reduces lung volume
• Asthma should be reduced by vitamin D – literature review
• Many possible associations of increased asthma in black children
• Review of vitamin D asthma and allergic diseases – abstract lacks details
• Vitamin D and mucosal immune function
• Vitamin D receptors and breathing problems
• Vitamin D Newsletter
• Winter babies are more prone to food allergies
• Pseudomonas pneumonia