Vitamins C and D : : Global and Population Health Perspectives / / by Anitra C Carr, Adrian Gombart (editors).

• TeilnehmendeR: Carr, Anitra C,; Gombart, Adrian,
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (214 pages)

The global coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the paramount importance of immune health and the nutrient status of peoples worldwide. Vitamins C and D have important roles in both the innate and adaptive immune systems and are known to support healthy immune function. Both vitamins C and D have gene regulatory roles with the ability to up- and down-regulate thousands of genes, thus playing pleotropic roles in human health and disease. People from low- and middle-income countries tend to have inadequate micronutrient intakes and status, as do specific subgroups from high-income countries. This can affect their resistance to both communicable and non-communicable diseases and the severity of these diseases. In this Special Issue, we have compiled review articles and research papers (both observational and interventional studies) that explore the role of vitamins C and D in numerous aspects of global and population health.

Table of Contents

About the Editors vii -- Multi-Level Immune Support by Vitamins C and D during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic 1 -- Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to -- Protect against Viral Infections 11 -- Vitamin C-An Adjunctive Therapy for Respiratory Infection, Sepsis and COVID-19 21 -- Feasibility of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Post Viral Fatigue with Focus on Long COVID, Based on a Systematic Review of IV Vitamin C on Fatigue 39 -- Global Vitamin C Status and Prevalence of Deficiency: A Cause for Concern? 51 -- Factors Affecting Vitamin C Status and Prevalence of Deficiency: A Global Health Perspective 71 -- Trends in Vitamin C Consumption in the United States: 1999-2018 91 -- Estimation of Vitamin C Intake Requirements Based on Body Weight: Implications for Obesity 107 -- Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis C and its Relationship with Frailty in Older Hospitalised Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study 115 -- KiwiC for Vitality: Results of a Placebo-Controlled Trial Testing the Effects of Kiwifruit or Vitamin C Tablets on Vitality in Adults with Low Vitamin C Levels 127 -- Initial Evidence of Variation by Ethnicity in the Relationship between Vitamin C Status and Mental States in Young Adults 147 -- MoezAlIslam Faris and George A. Wells Vitamin D Status among First-Generation Immigrants from Different Ethnic Groups and Origins: An Observational Study Using the Canadian Health Measures Survey 165 -- Vitamin D, Vitamin D-Binding Proteins, and VDR Polymorphisms in Individuals with Hyperglycaemia 189.