Vitamin D recommended to fight COVID-19 by 2 groups

Over 100 Scientists, Doctors, & Leading Authorities Call For Increased Vitamin D Use To Combat COVID-19 - Dec 7

web page - recommends 4,000 IU of Vitamin D daily

Nice step in right direction, but... by VitaminDWiki

4,000 IU

  • Many Medical Societies are afraid of taking more than 4,000 IU of vitamin D

  • 32% of the individuals signing the document report taking more than 4,000 IU daily

  • There have been no documented cases of problems resulting from 10,000 IU daily for a year

    But they indicate that 6,200 IU, not 4,000 IU, is needed to get most healthy individuals >30 ng/ml

    However, Example of many observations that >40 ng/ml is needed

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    To get a long-term response >40ng/ml 12,000 IU daily would be needed

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Chart which is the source of the extrapolation

With daily dosing it would take 4 months to get most people >40 ng

Note: chart is for 10,000 IU daily, which is close to 12,000 IU

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Note: a 2nd chart shows it might take 7 months for 5,000 IU to get most people >40 ng

70% of all Vitamin D/COVID-19 Trials are using at least 100,000 IU in the first week

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Response to weekly or monthly dosing

If >40 ng turns out to be needed

Restore Vitamin D levels with 350,000 IU

       If have symptoms - all in one day

       If anxious 50,000 IU daily for 7 days

Maintain levels with 50,000 IU weekly

        Side benefit: 50,000 IU weekly has been proven to fight 17 diseases

If only >30 ng turns out to be needed

Restore Vitamin D levels with 200,000 IU

       If have symptoms - all in one day

       If anxious 50,000 IU daily for 4 days

Maintain levels with 50,000 IU bi-weekly

        Side benefit: 50,000 IU bi-weekly has been proven to fight 25 diseases

If welling to wait for 8 weeks

Restore Vitamin D levels with 50,000 IU week for 8 weeks

Maintain levels with 50,000 IU bi-weekly

        Endocrine Society - Vitamin D restore and maintain

        Side benefit: 50,000 IU bi-weekly has been proven to fight 25 diseases

Overweight need 2X more, youths need 1/2, children 1/3


“COVID-19 can be Treated with Vitamin D”. Vital Study by Turin’s Medicine Academy & 61 Physicians Appeal - Dec 7

webpage

Does not seem to mention how much


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