Study: Vitamin D Effective in Preventing Flu Only Among Non-vaccinated Population

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by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

Numerous peer-reviewed published studies have linked an increase in Vitamin D uptake with a decrease in influenza infection during the flu seasons. The logic is easy to understand: winter brings shorter days with less sunlight, when influenza is most prevalent, while influenza outbreaks are rare during the summer months with increased exposure to sunlight, the most common source of Vitamin D.

One of those studies, a meta-study that looked at 25 separate studies involving over 11,000 people, was published in the …read more

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