Experts warn that around two-thirds of a teenager s calorie intake now comes from ultra-processed junk foods leading to concerns they could be increasingly suffering from deficiencies in vital nutrients
It’s not just vitamin D that needs to be boosted in the UK population, says
Graham Burdge, while Monty Goldin points to the crucial role of magnesium
‘You need magnesium in your body for vitamin D to be effective,’ writes pharmacist Monty Goldin. Photograph: CharlieAJA/Getty Images/iStockphoto
‘You need magnesium in your body for vitamin D to be effective,’ writes pharmacist Monty Goldin. Photograph: CharlieAJA/Getty Images/iStockphoto
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Tue 1 Jun 2021 11.50 EDT
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Dr Helga Rhein (Letter, 20 May) makes an excellent point by emphasising the importance of nutrition for maintaining general health and, in particular, that of our immune system as part of the battle against coronavirus. She points out that levels of vitamin D in the UK population are low and that maintaining adequate levels is important for overall health, including our ability to fight infection. However, there are other nutrients that are arguably as importa
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Enshi, in central China s Hubei province, has the world’s largest deposit of selenium. Scientists are looking at whether the correlation of selenium intake and Covid-19 cases has implications for the pandemic. Photo: Xinhua
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10 March 2021, 10:27 am EST By
Researchers from China discovered this week that the Selenium inside the human body could suppress the effects of COVID-19. The study revealed that the said element s level was a huge contributing factor for the disease immunity.
The Presence of Selenium in the Body
In a South China Morning Post report, infection rates in some China provinces like Hubei were higher than what experts expected. They also said that they have been speculating how and why the coronavirus spread in some places is lower.
The answer could be found in the soil, like in the case of Enshi.
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