Comment Comment by not_a_moth Just listened to a podcast on this [1]a) 95% of severe covid cases in Indonesia had vitamin D deficiency (n=780)b) Darker skin in high latitudes is strongly correlated with vitamin D deficiencyc) In Sweden, Somali immigrants make up 40% of the covid hospitalizations despite being .8% of the population.d) Vitamin D is also a hormone that regulates up to 5% of all gene expression while your immune system cells have vitamin D receptorse) 70% of Americans have insufficient (a step above deficient) Vitamin D levels[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45rlZGRz6Qo&feature=youtu.be,[Also] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ZJ8YDOX6g parent not_a_moth 6 years ago
a) 95% of severe covid cases in Indonesia had vitamin D deficiency (n=780)
b) Darker skin in high latitudes is strongly correlated with vitamin D deficiency
c) In Sweden, Somali immigrants make up 40% of the covid hospitalizations despite being .8% of the population.
d) Vitamin D is also a hormone that regulates up to 5% of all gene expression while your immune system cells have vitamin D receptors
e) 70% of Americans have insufficient (a step above deficient) Vitamin D levels
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45rlZGRz6Qo&feature=youtu.be,
[Also] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ZJ8YDOX6g