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 660 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
Immunity	45
Books, videos on Vitamin D	36
Vitamin D and Vitamin K	7
High-Dose	7
Zinc	33
Skin - Dark	20
Youth	8
UV and Vitamin D	15
Infant-Child	43
Top news	69
Mortality and D	49
Pregnancy	21
Cognitive	9
Hypertension	5
Seniors	20
Intervention	39
Obesity	19
Deficiency of Vitamin D	20
Cardiovascular	11
Kidney	5
Diabetes	10
Cancer	7
High Risk	4
Multiple Sclerosis	9
Loading dose for Vitamin D	21
Vitamin D and Omega-3	12
Intervention - non daily	5
Calcidiol	8
Vitamin D and Magnesium	25
Inflammation	8
Vitamin D Receptor	30
Calcitriol	4
Breathing	23
Vit D Binding Protein	6
Autism	5
Women	6
Orient	5
Liver	11
Vitamin C	25
Middle East	6
Stroke	4
Vitamin D and Vitamin A	6
Antibiotics, probiotics	5
Genetics	6
Resveratrol	9
Optimum	5
Parkinson	4
Vitamin D in Europe	8
HIV	4

Results

45 pages in both categories: Virus + Immunity

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

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

7 pages in both categories: Virus + High-Dose

33 pages in both categories: Virus + Zinc

20 pages in both categories: Virus + Skin - Dark

8 pages in both categories: Virus + Youth

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

43 pages in both categories: Virus + Infant-Child

69 pages in both categories: Virus + Top news

49 pages in both categories: Virus + Mortality and D

21 pages in both categories: Virus + Pregnancy

9 pages in both categories: Virus + Cognitive

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Hypertension

20 pages in both categories: Virus + Seniors

39 pages in both categories: Virus + Intervention

19 pages in both categories: Virus + Obesity

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

11 pages in both categories: Virus + Cardiovascular

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Kidney

10 pages in both categories: Virus + Diabetes

7 pages in both categories: Virus + Cancer

4 pages in both categories: Virus + High Risk

9 pages in both categories: Virus + Multiple Sclerosis

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

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

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

8 pages in both categories: Virus + Calcidiol

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

8 pages in both categories: Virus + Inflammation

30 pages in both categories: Virus + Vitamin D Receptor

4 pages in both categories: Virus + Calcitriol

23 pages in both categories: Virus + Breathing

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

5 pages in both categories: Virus + Autism