Lack of sunshine during winter could encourage colds, researchers find
The miserable British winter could be encouraging more colds – because the lack of sunlight causes vitamin deficiency, researchers have suggested.
The dark winter months brings with it the succession of sniffles, coughs and blocked noses but the latest research suggests this is not only because the weather is cold and damp but because of a lack sunshine.
The sun’s rays are vital for the body to make vitamin D which could be important for the body to fight off the common cold, researchers say.
People with the lowest vitamin D levels in their blood were significantly more likely to report having colds or flu.
The effect was even more pronounced in people who already had respiratory problems like asthma and emphysema.
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February 24, 2009
Tags: vitamin D and colds, vitamin D and COPD Posted in: COPD - Infections/Exacerbations/Flares, Weather and COPD
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