A new study has found a correlation between low levels of vitamin D and the occurrence of the common cold.
In the study, Dr. Adit Ginde of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and colleagues at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston found that people who had low blood levels of vitamin D were more likely to report having had a recent cold than those with higher amounts. What's more, the risk of a recent cold or other respiratory infection seemed to rise as vitamin D levels dropped.
Overall, 24 percent of people with the lowest levels (under 10 ng/ml) had had a recent cold, compared with 20 percent of those with slightly higher levels (10 to 29 ng/ml) and 17 percent of those with the highest levels (30 ng/ml or more).
For more information see http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/24/health.vitamind.cold/index.html
One of the best and easiest ways to ensure you and your family get enought vitamin D each day is by taking a liquid vitamin D supplement. It tastes great and is easy to swallow. It's difficult to get enought vitamin D just from diet alone. And in the winter, it's almost impossible to get vitamin D from the sun. Take a vitamin D supplement with 1000 IU of vitamin D3 each day. It may help in preventing that next cold!
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