However, Susan Lanham-New, head of the nutritional sciences department at the University of Surrey in England has explained that “having enough vitamin D in your body, the evidence doesn’t stack up to say that giving you more will make a real difference.”
Additionally, make sure you’re not taking too much vitamin D, as it can lead to a lot of new health problems, triggering a high calcium buildup in the blood by stressing internal organs. An adult should have somewhere between 600 and 800 vitamin D units per day, while the upper limit is 4,000 IU a day.
“The biological plausibility for a benefit in COVID is compelling,” she added, given the nutrient’s theoretical capability to prevent the severe inflammatory reaction that can appear after a coronavirus infection. “However the evidence is not conclusive at this time.”
Read also: The Updated Vaccine Guidelines, According to the CDC.
