Nutritional importance of vitamin D in the prevention of COVID-19: a systematic review

• Autor(a) principal: Silva Neto, Jerônimo Gregório da
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Byanka Pereira da Silva e, Oliveira, Lucas Eduardo Alves de, Santos, Amanda Cristine Ferreira dos, Lima, Carlos Henrique Ribeiro, Silva, Lilia Maria Monteiro de Oliveira e, Brito, Andrea Nunes Mendes de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/22404
• topic: COVID-19; Prevenção; Vitamina D.; COVID-19; Prevention; D vitamin.; COVID-19; Prevención; Vitamina D.

Objective: To verify the nutritional importance of vitamin D in the prevention of Covid-19. Methodology: A systematic review was carried out which followed the PRISMA criteria – Main Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis. The search for articles was performed in the PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs and Virtual Health Library databases, using the descriptors in Portuguese and English: COVID-19", "Prevention" and "Vitamin D". Access to the databases was carried out from February to March 2021. Results: 250 articles were found and after applying the inclusion criteria, 13 articles remained. Vitamin D was found to play an important role in decreasing the risks and severity of COVID-19. The possible explanation for the mechanism of action of this vitamin in infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is its regulatory role in acquired immunity and innate immunity. Conclusion: Vitamin D may play a role in preventing COVID-19, particularly for people with levels below recommended levels. It is linked to anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antithrombotic, antioxidant and immune system modulating actions as being of great value in decreasing the risk of infection and disease progression.