> Low vitamin D status in winter permits viral epidemics. ...
A scientific paper never starts this way, with the claim to be tested stated as fact.
I'm immediately suspicious. The authors are affiliated with:
- Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center
- GrassrootsHealth
Checking out the respective websites does not inspire confidence. They appear to be vitamin advocacy groups.
There's only so much time in a day. Chasing rabbit holes from papers with suspect form isn't something I care to do.
What does that even mean? Are you implying that instructing people to supplement vitamins you're deficient in is somehow malicious? I don't understand
https://www.sunarc.org/benefactors.html https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/sponsors
Cursory glance, Bio-Tech Pharmacal, a supplements mfg, seems to be a common sponsor.
> Low vitamin D status in winter permits viral epidemics. ...
A scientific paper never starts this way, with the claim to be tested stated as fact.
I'm immediately suspicious. The authors are affiliated with:
- Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center
- GrassrootsHealth
Checking out the respective websites does not inspire confidence. They appear to be vitamin advocacy groups.
There's only so much time in a day. Chasing rabbit holes from papers with suspect form isn't something I care to do.