Get enough vitamin D to stay healthy in Covid era: Nahyan

  • Date: 18-Sep-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Get enough vitamin D to stay healthy in Covid era: Nahyan

Make use of the sunshine to get your daily dose of Vitamin D and keep away from critical illnesses, said Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence.He made the statement as he inaugurated the Abu Dhabi International Conference on Vitamin D deficiency and Human Health 2020 edition on Thursday."This conference is important because it highlights Vitamin D-related health issues. It provides insights on appropriate, preventive actions and treatment. Deficiency of this vitamin causes serious health problems such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and reproductive issues, and have become even more important in this year of Covid-19," Sheikh Nahyan said."When we are weakened by any of these illnesses, we are more susceptible to the coronavirus