Vitamin D supplementation reduces need for respiratory support, study suggests
Researchers from Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have discovered that inadequate vitamin D supplementation among surgical intensive care patients can increase the amount of time needed on respiratory support.
The study, titled "Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels at Initiation of Care and Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Surgical Patients," was published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN) .... http://www.naturalnews.com