People with asthma are deficient in vitamin D will experience a worsening of asthma. This vitamin deficiency is expected to block the response to steroid treatment is often used in drug and control asthma salve.
In his research, the researchers measured vitamin D levels from 50 patients with asthma and assess lung function, hyper-responsiveness airways, which commonly occurs in the airways shrinkage, and reactions to steroid treatment.
Apparently, patients who have vitamin D deficiency showed poor results in the examination of lung function and hyper-responsiveness airways. Moreover, patients with vitamin D levels in the body below 30 nanograms / mL levels of hyper-responsiveness airways almost doubled, compared with those who had more vitamin D in their blood. (more…)
