HIGH-DOSE VITAMIN C CAN PREVENT CRITICAL COVID
HIGH-DOSE VITAMIN C CAN PREVENT CRITICAL COVID
Vitamin C may help prevent and treat a Covid-19 infection, according to new research.
Patients who are in critical care benefit more from IV (intravenous) doses of vitamin C, and those with less severe symptoms can recover more quickly if they take vitamin pills.
According to researchers from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, patients with COVID have exceptionally low levels of vitamin compared to those who are septic or in septic shock.
They reviewed 12 studies that compared vitamin C levels to the severity of a Covid infection.
Vitamin C is necessary for healthy people, but severe patients need approximately 2 to 3g every day—and for far longer than the two to four days the therapy is used in hospitals.
According to the researchers, patients are given high dosages of IV fluids for longer periods, the severity of infection can be reduced, and mortality rates can be decreased.
In patients with severe respiratory conditions, such as pneumonia or other serious lung diseases, high dosages are especially important since the illness consumes a lot of vital substances in the body.
Vitamin C is the most critical antioxidant in the human body, and a deficiency can lead to serious health problems.
The recommended daily dosage for healthy people of vitamin C ranges from 40mg to 100mg according to age, gender or weight. Vitamin pills are available as capsules containing various concentrations of ascorbic acid.