A Georgia company, Fusion Health and Vitality, is on the hot seat after it was accused of falsely claiming that a vitamin D product that it sells could lower the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. The federal prosecutors in Savannah said in a news release on Monday, Aug. 10, the product called Immune Shot's claim could "bore false and misleading labeling."
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"Recent studies on Vitamin D, they raise an eyebrow. They might be hypothesis-generating, and it's a good question to ask, but it's premature to start making claims about vitamin D and COVID-19," said an infectious disease specialist, Isaac Bogoch, who is based out of Toronto General Hospital.The report explained that Vitamin D helps the body have healthy muscles, bones, and teeth by enhancing its calcium absorption. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to medical health issues such as bone weakness in adults, and rickets, an illness similar to bone deformity, in children.
Although claims are suggesting that vitamin D can improve the immune system and prevent infections, such as common cold, Bogoch said there is not enough evidence to prove that vitamin D can prevent COVID-19 infections.
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