The expert stated that the clinical guidelines establish that taking 4,000 international units of vitamin D per day is effective “to correct the deficiency of this nutrient and maintain adequate levels in our body.”
Marín Cantú recalled that different studies suggest that this vitamin has antiviral effects through the modulation of immune systemas noted in the review “Lungs as a target of COVID-19 infection: Common protective molecular mechanisms of vitamin D and melatonin as a potential new synergistic treatment,” published in 2020 by the medical publisher Elsevier.
What are the benefits of vitamin D?
Vitamin D is a nutrient that intervenes in more than 2,000 functions of the body, among them the regulation and strengthening of the immune system, so it helps protect against infection by covid-19, it also helps to have a better prognosis if it occurs. acquires the disease and a better recovery from long-term sequelae.
He also said that people who are overweight, obese, have chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, have a dark complexion and do not sunbathe are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency.
How much vitamin D is required?
He specified that vitamin D, containing the required 4,000 units, is a medicine, “on the other hand, food supplements, in addition to not having scientific support, have a very small amount of this nutrient and do not help the proper functioning of immune systems. , cardiovascular and respiratory as cholecalciferol does”.