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Working From Home - Impacts of Coronavirus
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on June 08, 2020, 10:46:17 pm ---I agree, there's probably little benefit in taking supplements, if you already have adequate vitamin D levels, but if you're in an at risk group, then it's probably a good idea, unless you've been tested and found to not be deficient.
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The problem with relying on sufficient/deficient levels is that these levels are based on average population data etc. They don't take into account any individual persons immune and other bodily systems, not that you can really determine those to any degree of correlation anyway.
And also levels change very quickly with daily changes in diet etc. Where's the data on what happens if you don't get any sun for a week and also don't happen to eat suitable foods that week, and you get whatever thing is going around. I'd be surprised is that data exists.
Taking supplements even if you have been tested as having "sufficient" levels is just cheap insurance. If you can afford it, it's a no-brainer.
Red Squirrel:
We get sun here for maybe 2-3 months of the year, so I tend to take vitamin D tablets for a good part of the year then stop in summer. I've experimented with UV-B lamps but I'm not sure what kind of eye protection I should be wearing and never got around to looking further into it so I don't really use it often. I wanted to build a contraption I stick my arms into so it's just shielded from the rest of the environment and just got side tracked and never ended up building it. Not sure how well it would really work anyway and kind of hard to test so I'd be reluctant to stop taking the vitamin D.
bd139:
I would hate to be an ISP during this. This is impact of having 4 people at home rather than the usual 1...
Also free Epic Games :-DD
nctnico:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on June 09, 2020, 03:34:17 am ---Taking supplements even if you have been tested as having "sufficient" levels is just cheap insurance. If you can afford it, it's a no-brainer.
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Not quite. Some vitamin supplements are chemical equivalents which don't react exactly the same compared to natural vitamins and your body may reject the natural ones if your body senses it has enough. The very best thing to do is eat healthy with enough sources for natural vitamins and only supplement those which show low levels.
rsjsouza:
--- Quote from: bd139 on June 09, 2020, 08:30:36 am ---Also free Epic Games :-DD
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Civilization VI FTW! B)
(this is a true time waster for me...)
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