Experts have been arguing about flu shots for decades - tanTALK

eileen · 10-29-2007, 11:20 AM

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Vitamin D is also important for a strong immune system. It increases production of a natural infection-fighting chemical that can help ward off illnesses caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza. Levels of vitamin D frequently drop in the winter when people don't go out in the sun. Many elderly people don't get outside even in the summer and are deficient in vitamin D year-round.
That might be why grandmothers used to insist on dosing the family with cod-liver oil. It is rich in vitamin D. People who don't like the flavor might want to take a supplement instead.

SOURCE/LINK: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/5252425.html

10-29-2007, 11:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
eileen Join Date: Feb 10 2005 Posts: 8,304 Rep Power: 35	Experts have been arguing about flu shots for decades ... Vitamin D is also important for a strong immune system. It increases production of a natural infection-fighting chemical that can help ward off illnesses caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza. Levels of vitamin D frequently drop in the winter when people don't go out in the sun. Many elderly people don't get outside even in the summer and are deficient in vitamin D year-round. That might be why grandmothers used to insist on dosing the family with cod-liver oil. It is rich in vitamin D. People who don't like the flavor might want to take a supplement instead. SOURCE/LINK: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/5252425.html __________________ "under exposure to UV rays is as dangerous as overexposure....this is D life" eileen

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