Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Risk Of Colds, Flu
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 01:21
in Health & Medicine
Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold. In the largest and most nationally representative study of the association between vitamin D and respiratory infections, people with the lowest blood vitamin D levels reported having significantly more recent colds or cases of the flu. The risks were even higher for those with chronic respiratory disorders, such as asthma and emphysema.