Vitamin D in respiratory health. A thread to understand how the vitamin is crucial for healthy pulmonary system.
Fig: possible effects of Vitamin D definiciency on human physiology.
Fig: possible effects of Vitamin D definiciency on human physiology.
This detailed review discusses importance of Vitamin D in respiratory infections such as TB, influenza, common cold and respiratory inflammation like asthma, COPD. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759054/
Study, 2018 carried out by The University of Western Australia, the Busselton Health Study and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital has found vitamin D deficiency can contribute to poor respiratory functioning and health in middle-aged adults. https://www.google.com/amp/s/medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-vitamin-d-important-respiratory-health.amp
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 25 articles @bmj_latest concluded that Vitamin D supplementation was safe and it protected against acute respiratory tract infection overall. https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.i6583.long