Leading Black Entertainment producer and actor, Tyler Perry, in a video, has revealed that a deficiency of vitamin D, which is very common among black people, could be the leading cause of death in COVID-19 patients, OYOGist.com reports.
According to the actor, the essential vitamin that helps boost immunity is lacking in most people of African descent because the melanin in their skin blocks off the vitamin which is mostly accessible through the sun.
While insisting that he’s not recommending vitamin d as a cure for COVID19, the actor recommends that people call their doctors as find out if they are low on vitamin d and that people should start taking vitamin d supplements.
While the world is in a desperate rush to find a vaccine or cure for COVID-19, building our immune system against it may be a good place to start.
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