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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jan 13

    Largest randomized study of its kind (16,000 people) recently published: "routine vitamin D supplementation...is unlikely to have a clinically relevant effect on acute respiratory tract infection"https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(20)30380-6/fulltext …

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      1. Christopher R. Perle, PhD (Biologist, from birth)‏ @DrSeaPerle Jan 13
        Replying to @GidMK

        does that include exposure to sunlight?

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      1. The Real Truther‏ @thereal_truther Jan 13
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        @fatemperor

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      1. Balgor‏ @Balgor11 Jan 13
        Replying to @GidMK

        Just a shocking result a common Vitamin, where if you are not deficient isn't a magic potion. Shocking I tell you.

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      2. John Ross‏Verified account @JohnRossMD Jan 13
        Replying to @GidMK @RichardALoftus1

        This study was done on pale people in a really sunny country. The placebo group had normal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levelspic.twitter.com/CQpFHPSPBv

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      3. John Ross‏Verified account @JohnRossMD Jan 13
        Replying to @JohnRossMD @GidMK @RichardALoftus1

        I mean, the study would also probably be negative in Boston or Toronto, but it would be more informative

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      1. Thomas Lumley‏ @tslumley Jan 13
        Replying to @GidMK @PaulGlasziou

        Also, similar results from the NZ trial that's about 1/3 the size:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31809866/ 

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      2. Dark Waters‏ @DarkWaters13 Jan 13
        Replying to @GidMK

        ...unless ppl are deficient. The ppl taking vit D prob overlap with ppl who perceive their health to be less than perfect. Isn't the real advice here, get checked for deficiency? Vit D made a huge dif to me, both in UK and--surprise--sunny Oz. Ppl care about their individ case.

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      3. Dark Waters‏ @DarkWaters13 Jan 13
        Replying to @DarkWaters13 @GidMK

        Lots of news media headlines mocking ppl for taking vit D re this finding, but the authors' takeaway here is about public health decisions, not individual cases. (I see your headline is a quote -- thank you!)

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      1. Bernard Khoo‏ @bernardkhoo Jan 13
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        The placebo group were pretty much replete with vitamin D...

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      1. Ricardo Machado‏ @Fangorn17 Jan 13
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        You left out the most important part of the conclusion." of a population that is largely vitamin D replete..."

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