Studies Reveal Health Benefits of Vitamin D in TB and HIV
New research suggests that mega-doses of vitamin D, the so-called “sunshine vitamin,” may help fight both tuberculosis and reduce the risk of death from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
An estimated 1.5 million people die each year of tuberculosis amid concerns that the disease is rapidly becoming drug resistant. Now, a new study suggests TB treatment could be significantly enhanced with the addition of vitamin D to the regimen.
Researchers at Queen Mary University in London studied 95 tuberculosis patients. All received the standard antibiotic treatment, but some were given a supplement of a very high dose of Vitamin D, about 10 times the average dose.
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