Sara R Zwart 2011

Response to vitamin D supplementation during Antarctic winter is related to BMI, and supplementation can mitigate Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation

 * Sara R Zwart, Satish K Mehta, Robert Ploutz-Snyder, YaVonne Bourbeau, James P Locke, Duane L Pierson, Scott M Smith
 * Journal of Nutrition, 141(4):692-7.
 * DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.134742
 * PMID: 21539011
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21539011/
 * 2011 Apr 1

Stress and Vitamin-D deficiency can activate dormant and otherwise totally harmless viruses in the body.

"The data also provide evidence that vitamin D, interacting with stress, can reduce risk of latent virus reactivation during the winter in Antarctica."