Does vitamin D play a role in the management of Covid-19 in Brazil?
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
; 54: 53, 2020.
Article
em En
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1101865
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The study discusses the possible role of adequate vitamin D status in plasma or serum for preventing acute respiratory infections during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our arguments respond to an article, published in Italy, that describes the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in older Italian women and raises the possible preventive and therapeutic role of optimal vitamin D levels. Based on literature review, we highlight the findings regarding the protective role of vitamin D for infectious diseases of the respiratory system. However, randomized controlled trials are currently lacking. Adequate vitamin D status is obtained from sun exposure and foods rich in vitamin D. Studies in Brazil have shown that hypovitaminosis D is quite common in spite of high insolation. Authors recommend ecological, epidemiological and randomized controlled trials studies to verify this hypothesis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
BBO
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Vitamina D
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália
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Brasil
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Reino Unido
País de publicação:
Brasil