Covid:FreeVitaminDpillsfor2.5millionvulnerableinEnglandMorethan2.5millionvulnerablepeopleinEnglandwillbeofferedfreeVitaminDsupplementsthiswinter.今年冬天,英格蘭將有250萬脆弱人群免費獲得維生素D補充劑Thevitamin,whichhelpstokeepbones,teethandmuscleshealthy,willbedeliveredtopeoplewhoareclinicallyextremelyvulnerable,andcarehomes.有助於維持骨骼,牙齒和肌肉健康的維生素將被運送到臨床上極度脆弱的人和養老院.SkinmakesVitaminDwhenexposedtosunlight-buttheelderlyandthosewithdarkskinneedtoppingup.皮膚在陽光下會產生維生素D-但是老年人和皮膚黝黑的人需要補充維生素DThecoronaviruspandemicmeansmanymorepeoplethannormalhavespenttimeindoors.冠狀病毒大流行意味著在室內度過的時間比平時多得多Thegroupsmostatriskareresidentsincarehomes,andpeoplewithserioushealthconditionswhichmeantheyhavespentextendedperiodsshieldingfromthevirus-atotalof2.7millionpeople.ShouldIstarttakingVitaminD?我應該開始服用維生素D嗎?Healthofficialssaythateveninanormalwinter,everyoneshouldtake10microgramsofVitaminDadaybetweenOctoberandMarch-andit&39;sparticularlyimportantthisyearbecauseofcoronavirus.響衛生官員說,即使在一個正常的冬季,每個人在10月至3月之間每天也應攝取10微克維生素D-今年由于冠狀病毒特別重要.Scottish and Welsh governments,and NorthernIreland&39;sPublicHealthAgency issuedsimilaradviceduringlockdown.蘇格蘭和威爾士政府以及北愛爾蘭公共衛生局也發布了類似的建議.ButthereislimitedevidencethatvitaminDprotectsagainstortreatsCovid-19,althoughhealthofficialshavebeenaskedtogobackovertheexistingresearch. AllcarehomesinEnglandwillreceiveenoughsupplementsfortheirresidents,thegovernmentsays.Peopleontheclinicallyextremelyvulnerablelist willgetaletterinvitingthemtooptinforasupplyofVitaminDtabletstobedeliveredtotheirhomes.DeliverieswillstartinJanuary.They&39;llprovidefourmonths&39;worthoffreesupplements."VitaminDisimportantforourboneandmusclehealth,"saysDrAlisonTedstone,chiefnutritionistatPublicHealthEngland.“維生素D對我們的骨骼和肌肉健康很重要,”英國公共衛生部首席營養師艾莉森·特德斯通博士說."Weadvisethateveryone,particularlytheelderly,thosewhodon&39;tgetoutsideandthosewithdarkskin,takeaVitaminDsupplementcontaining10micrograms(400IU)everyday."Thisyear,theadviceismoreimportantthaneverwithmorepeoplespendingmoretimeinside,whichiswhythegovernmentwillbehelpingtheclinicallyextremelyvulnerabletogetVitaminD."“今年,隨著更多人在室內度過更多的時間,建議比以往任何時候都更加重要,這就是為什麼政府將幫助臨床上極為脆弱的人獲取維生素D的原因.”GPSarahJarvistoldBBCBreakfastthatthosewhocoverupforreligiousreasons,pale-skinnedpeopleandthosewhoaregenerallyunwellarealsoathigherrisk."AllofthoseareeithergoingtogetlessvitaminDorinthecaseofpeopleofBAME(Black,Asianandminorityethnic)originmaymakelessofit,"shesaid.PeoplewhoareabletobuyaVitaminDsupplementandstarttakingthemnow,aheadofafreedelivery,areadvisedtodoso.資料來源https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55108613?fbclid=IwAR0XBa7aWhm39WojAa4Nmkt6BEquMZIK61ru-RM4fkGl-cTWaBXcRHylVq0
