Vitamin D Is Rich in Benefits That Are a Priority in The Disease: Literature Review

Abstract

Background: Research on literature studies that explain the importance of vitamin D as an important factor supporting prevention, control, and even maintenance to survive the Disease attack.

Methods: In this study, the authors conducted a literature review to gather various valid results regarding the importance of vitamin D in our lives, especially to prevent the major threats that occur with infection with the disease virus. In this study, the authors reviewed articles published from 2008 to 2021 through the electronic databases used to identify relevant research, namely Science Direct, PubMed, and Google Scholar, which were restricted to publications from 2008 to 2021. The electronic search database found 60 articles. while only 17 studies were used as articles for the research objectives.

Results: From this study, the authors collected research data regarding the benefits of vitamin D as a major supporting factor in the healing of diseaseinfection including avoid the occurrence of cytokine storms and not only that, the authors also revealed threat events that occur if the body is deficient in vitamin D which causes the threat to the cardiovascular system, lungs, kidneys, even heart, rheumatoid arthritis, and even excess Vitamin D causes effects including hypercalcemia.

Conclusion: The use of vitamin D as the main therapy to support prevention, healing, and health maintenance to protect against Disease infection is very feasible so that quality of life during and after the Disease can be maintained.