COVID-19 can trigger uncontrolled immune reaction, sepsis or drug-induced liver injury and many anti-viral drugs can increase the risk of hepatotoxicity.
The ability of vitamin D to protect against severe COVID-19 illness is of great interest to public health experts but has limited supporting evidence.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have started taking vitamins and supplements to ensure that they have adequate levels of protection against the viral disease. Many experts have also come forward to say that certain supplements and vitamins do have protective properties. Vitamin D has also enjoyed popularity as a nutrient that can protect against severe disease. However, contrary to popular belief, vitamin D may not actually provide protection from severe COVID-19 disease. Till now, there have been many observational studies that suggest that increased vitamin D levels may offer some protection against COVID-19. But these studies were inconclusive and, according to some experts, also possibly subject to confounding. Now, we have a new study from the McGill University in Quebec, Canada,, which suggests that ge