Vitamin D and Immunity, Lots of Evidence
What it is
Dr. John Campbell reviews studies on vitamin D deficiency and immunity, including links to influenza and COVID-19, with Public Health England advice. He walks through the sources he cites.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited in COVID-era threads as a physician's evidence-based argument that vitamin D is cheap, low-risk and worth considering.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“A Doctor who has been doing a fair and most excellent overview with a critical mind”
Evidence-focused doctor's overview of Covid-19 and vitamin D.
Zenst, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “How the Anti-Vaccine Community Is Responding to Covid-19”
“It's cheap and has minimal downside.”
Doctor recommending vitamin D, cheap with minimal downside.
throwaway829, 2020-05 · Recommendation · in “Vitamin D and Inflammation: Potential Implications for Severity of Covid-19”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: vitamin d, covid-19, immunity, supplements, john campbell
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