LevelMagazine – Harmful effects of vitamin D deficiency clarified in the study

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More often in the fall and winter, vitamin D deficiency affects bones and muscles, which can lead to fractures and osteomalacia, warn scientists who conducted a study on the elderly and published it in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Many people ignore the importance of vitamin D In a study published in the National Institutes of Health of the National Library of Medicine in the United States, scientists reported the harmful effects of vitamin D deficiency on the body / p>

Among the most important are: osteomalacia (a systemic disease characterized by insufficient mineralization of bone tissue) Scientists say it can grow unnoticed in its early stages, according to the study, it can only be detected by X-rays or diagnostic tests

The researchers also found that a vitamin D deficiency can cause acute pain in the pelvis, lower back, legs, thighs and ribs. This pathology is dangerous for the elderly because it leads to fractures and osteoporosis. tracks

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine had previously found that vitamin D deficiency was linked to an increased risk of developing serious complications from Covid-19 or even dying from the disease – on the contrary, it was less severe there. Cases and deaths in patients with normal levels of vitamin D.

Researchers from the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital in the city of Santander found that 82.2% of patients with Covid-19 suffered from vitamin D deficiency and that this was more common in men than in women.

The daily dose of 20-50 micrograms of vitamin D can help protect against the coronavirus, Irish doctors say

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