CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE, THIS IS NEWS 6 AT GETTING
RESULTS.
>> JULIE: AS WE LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS
SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS
CONTINUE TO PUT OUT MORE
INFORMATION OR INFORMATION
MAKING CAN HELP US. AND IN
MANY CASES MORE DATA AND MORE
TIME OR NEED BUT THERE ARE
SOME STUDIES OUT THERE THAT
SUGGESTS LINK SAID EVEN IF
THEY TURN OUT NOT TO HAVE A
HUGE IMPACT ON COVID COULD BE
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR
OVERALL HEALTH. CLICK ORLANDO,
DOT COM’S. BRIANNA VOLZ IS
HERE NOW FOR KIRSTEN O’CONNOR
TO ASK A DOCTOR ABOUT ONE OF
THOSE LINKS.
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BY CAN BE PRIMARY CARE FOR free nicotine patches >> OKAY. THIS A STUDY DONE BY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
MEDICINE HAS FOUND THAT WHEN
IT COMES TO COVID-19 HAVING
VITAMIN D LEVELS ABOVE THOSE
TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED
SUFFICIENT MAY LOWER THE RISK
OF INFECTION. ANOTHER STUDY
FOUND THAT 80% OF COVID-19
PATIENTS. WE ARE VITAMIN D
DEFICIENT. I WENT TO DOCTOR
RAJIV BAHL, AN EMERGENCY ROOM
PHYSICIAN HERE IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO FIND OUT IF THAT’S
JUST A COINCIDENCE.
>> SO BY MONDAY REALLY HIT THE
MEDICAL RULED IN THE 1920’S
WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT
PREVENT ILLNESSES LIKE RICKETS
AND OTHER BONE ANALYSIS. IT
WAS THEN LATER DISCOVERED THAT
IT CAN ACTUALLY HELP OUT WITH
NEW FUNCTION CARDIOVASCULAR
HEALTH AND EVEN SOME CANCERS.
HOWEVER, THERE’S SOME DATA
THAT’S OUT THERE THAT SHOWS
THAT THE RESTAURANT EFFECTS OF
VITAMIN D IS A LITTLE DAISY
WITH COVID-19. THERE WAS A
RECENT STUDY FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA THAT
SHOWED THAT PEOPLE WITH
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY. WE’RE
ALSO A LITTLE BIT MORE PRONE
TO HAVING MORE SEVERE
ILLNESSES WITH COVID-19.
THERE’S MANY REASONS WHY THIS
VERY WELL COULD BE THE CASE.
SO ONE THING THAT THE STUDY
ALSO SUGGESTS IS THAT
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PATIENTS WHO
ARE VITAMIN D DEFICIENT OR
ACTUALLY 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY
TO GET COVID. SO.
>> IS THAT TRUE BASED ON WHAT
YOU JUST SAID. IT COULD BE
TRUE.
>> YES, THERE’S POTENTIAL THAT
IT COULD BE TRUE. IS THERE A
TRUE DIRECT CORRELATION WITH A
LARGE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED
STUDY. NO, NOT AS OF YET. THIS
WAS MORE OF AN OBSERVATIONAL
OR RETROSPECTIVE STATE THAT
SHOWED THIS CONNECTION.
HOWEVER, WE DO KNOW THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS,
THE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NURSING
HOMES ARE MORE PRONE TO HAVING
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND THOSE
ARE ALSO THE SAME OPERATIONS
THAT ARE PRONE TO HAVING MORE
SEVERE ILLNESS WITH COVID-19.
>> SO EVEN IF THE CORRELATIONS
MAY NOT TRULY BE THEIR DOCTOR.
BALL SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO
GET ENOUGH VITAMIN D ON A
REGULAR BASIS TO KEEP YOU
HEALTHY.
>> VITAMIN D HAS SHOWN TO HELP
OUT WITH MULTIPLE SKELTON
ISSUES AS WELL AS AT NOON
FUNCTION OF BODY. WHEN YOU
HAVE NORMAL OR HIGH LEVELS OF
VITAMIN D THE BODY HAS A
GREATER ABILITY TO FIGHT
AGAIN. SOME ILLNESSES. THOSE
INCLUDE RESTRI ILLNESSES, SOME
CANCER AND EVEN CARDIOVASCULAR
HEALTH. HOW DO WE GET VITAMIN
D. SAID GO OUTSIDE, GET SOME
SUNSHINE OR SOME OTHER NATURAL
WAYS OR SHOULD WE JUST LOOK TO
SUPPLEMENTS. SO GETTING YOUR
VITAMIN D LEVELS. CHECK WITH
YOUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER IS
DEFINITELY VERY IMPORTANT.
HOWEVER, GETTING A LITTLE BIT
OF SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE
STATE OF FLORIDA IS DEFINITELY
IMPORTANT AS WELL. THAT’S THE
EASY WAY THAT YOU CAN GET
VITAMIN D ACTUALLY BUSH AROUND
A NEW SYSTEM WITHOUT A DOUBT,
WHETHER THAT’S COVID-19 ARE
NOT GETTING VITAMIN D IS
ALWAYS BENEFICIAL. IT CAN
DEFINITELY HELP YOU OUT WITH
YOUR HEALTH.
>> CANDACE: WHEN IT COMES TO
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
HEALTHLINE SAYS 41% OF ADULTS
IN THE U.S. ARE DEFICIENT AND
IT’S EVEN HIGHER AMONG
HISPANICS AT 63%. 82% OF
AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE
DEFICIENT.
>> WHAT ARE SOME SYMPTOMS OF
SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE VITAMIN
D DEFICIENT. BUT THEY’RE NOT
SICK YET. HOW HOW CAN THEY
SUSPECT THEY MIGHT BE BY MANY
DEFICIENT. THE BEST WAY TO
FIGURE OUT IF YOUR VITAMIN D
DEFICIENT IS LIKE TESTING.
THERE ARE OTHER SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS THAT YOU CAN SEE
EARLY ON.
>> WITH THE DEFICIENCY. ONE IS
BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE TIRED
AND FATIGUED GETTING SICK A
LITTLE BIT FASTER AND EVEN
BRITTLE BONES. WHILE THESE MAY
NOT BE OBVIOUS. INITIALLY, YOU
KNOW, THE BEST WAY TO REALLY
TEST OUT FOR VITAMIN D
DEFICIENCY IS BLOOD TESTING
AND WORKING WITH YOUR PRIMARY
CARE PROVIDER FOR THOSE
DETAILS.
>> CANDACE: WELL, THE SIDE
SUNSHINE WHICH DOCTORS SAY YOU
SHOULD TRY TO GET OUT IN THE
SUN FOR AT LEAST 15 TO 30
MINUTES A DAY. YOU CAN TAKE
VITAMIN D AS A SUPPLEMENT. BUT
IT’S ALSO FOUND IN A LOT OF
FOODS LIKE EGG YOLKS,
MUSHROOMS, FATTY FISH LIKE
SALMON CANNED TUNA. SOME
CEREALS JUICES AND MILKS ARE
ALSO FORTIFIED WITH THE
NUTRIENT OF COURSE, AS ALWAYS,