Nutrition and Immunity in Covid-19 Publisher Pubmed



Moallemian Isfahani M^{1, 2} ; Emamdjomeh Z^{1, 3} ; Rao IM⁴ ; Rezaei N^{5, 6, 7}
Source: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Published:2021

Abstract

Nutrition can strongly influence infection trajectories by either boosting or suppressing the immune system. During the recently emerged pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), individuals who possess diets high in fat, refined carbohydrates, and sugars have shown to be highly prone to the disease and associated adverse outcomes. Both micronutrients and macronutrients provide benefits at different stages of the infection. Thus, using appropriate nutritional recommendations and interventions is necessary to combat the infection in patients with COVID-19 in both outpatient and inpatient settings. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.