We recently published an article summarizing the research around vitamin D and COVID-19:

https://twitter.com/Examinecom/status/1397221239689711625

The process of summarizing the information was tough, so here’s a 🧵 on how we did it.

1/19 The studies on the effect of vitamin D on COVID-19 are low in quality, and their findings can only be called very preliminary.

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Here's our summary of a recent study on protein in vegetarian diets:

Lower protein quality leads to higher total protein requirements

Reference: PubMed ID 31835510 Background: Protein quality is a function of digestibility and amino acid content. Plant-based diets often consist of foods with lower protein quality, but then, what should a vegetarian or vegan do?

How much protein do you need per day?

As with most things in nutrition, there’s no simple answer. Your ideal intake of calories and protein depends on your health, body composition, main goal, and the type, intensity, duration, and frequency of your physical activity.

[thread] If you’re healthy and sedentary:

Aim for 1.2–1.8 g/kg (0.54–0.82 g/lb).

Keep in mind that your body composition is more likely to improve if you add regular activity, especially resistance training, than if you merely hit a protein target.