Vitamin D and Pneumonia

Posted by Whole Health Web Admin | Aug 27, 2017 | Asthma and Lung Disease, Immune System/Colds and Flu, Research Articles, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements | 0 |

Vitamin D and Pneumonia Recovery in Young Children

A double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in Tropical Medicine and International Health (October 2010; 15(10):1148–1155) examined whether a single high-dose vitamin D supplement could aid recovery from pneumonia in children.

The study followed 453 children aged 1–36 months who had been diagnosed with pneumonia. All participants received standard antibiotic therapy. They were then randomly assigned to receive either:

a single 100,000 IU dose of vitamin D₃, or
a placebo.

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