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NoButtChocolate t1_ituoa3i wrote

Reply to comment by turtlenips69 in Vitamin D deficiency linked to premature death. Over a 14-year follow up period, researchers found that the risk for death significantly decreased with increased vitamin D concentrations, with the strongest effects seen among those with severe deficiencies. by Wagamaga

Ask your doctor, but the answer is probably yes.

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Demonyx12 t1_itvar2c wrote

Ask your doctor, but the answer is probably no.

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BoOtto t1_itvvgk0 wrote

The answer is probably yes, but it should probably be no, since vitamin D supplements have no data backing up their benefits, but they are still widely recommended. ”Overkill” by Paul A Offit for one covers this quite well.

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Demonyx12 t1_itw89vq wrote

I'll agree with that, especially since you admit that the hard evidence for supplements are not as strong as the #MehmetOz crowd would have you believe. (outside of corner cases)

PS - By corner cases I mean specific deficiencies, diseases, disorders, pregnancy, etc. Because most of the time for otherwise healthy individuals supplements don't do much. There is a lot of good science behinds this despite not being absolutely completely settled.

TIL While useful for those with dietary deficiencies, multivitamins offer no real benefit to the majority of the population. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found no clear evidence that consuming multivitamins "made them healthier in any way." https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/yghx80/til_while_useful_for_those_with_dietary/

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