Recent research out of Yale University has uncovered an interesting new aspect to the function and benefit of vitamin D in the human body. Preventing colds and influenza.
Influenza is a very common virus that is particularly prevalent in colder seasons and climates. This fact has led many to speculate as to why with the bulk of theories suggesting the lower temperatures allow the pathogens to survive longer and be transmitted more easily. Alternatively, it has been put forward that behavioural changes related to the season make people more likely to contract the virus.
