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Vitamin D better than vaccines at preventing flu, report claims
Peter B. wrote:
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Vitamin D better than vaccines at preventing flu, report claims
March 15, 2010
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7061778.ece
The risk of children suffering from flu can be halved if they take
vitamin D, doctors in Japan have found. The finding has implications
for flu epidemics since vitamin D, which is naturally produced by the
human body when exposed to direct sunlight, has no significant side
effects, costs little and can be several times more effective than
anti-viral drugs or vaccine.
Although vitamin D toxicity is rare even among people who take
supplements, you may be at greater risk if you have health problems,
such as liver
or kidney conditions, or if you take thiazide-type diuretics.
The main consequence of vitamin D toxicity is a buildup of calcium in
your blood (hypercalcemia), causing symptoms such as:
a.. Nausea
b.. Vomiting
c.. Poor appetite
d.. Constipation
e.. Weakness
f.. Confusion
g.. Heart rhythm abnormalities
h.. Kidney stones
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