{"id":26227,"date":"2017-05-20T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T07:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/?p=26227"},"modified":"2017-05-22T13:15:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T07:45:42","slug":"vitamin-d-may-help-avert-cold-flu-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/vitamin-d-may-help-avert-cold-flu-study-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin D May Help To Avert Cold and Flu, Study Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26230 size-full\" title=\"Vitamin D May Help To Avert Cold and Flu, Study Suggests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rsz_shutterstock_600651830.jpg\" alt=\"online medicine\" width=\"630\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adequate intake of Vitamin D may not only help to strengthen the bones but also to keep away the respiratory infections, a 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