Influence of foods and nutrients on COVID-19 recovery: A multivariate analysis of data from 170 countries using a generalized linear model.
Clin Nutr
; 41(12): 3077-3084, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1141680
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & AIMS:
COVID-19 is an emergency public health problem of global importance. This study aimed to investigate the effect of foods and nutrients as complementary approaches on the recovery from COVID-19 in 170 countries, especially considering the complexity of the disease and the current scarcity of active treatments.METHODS:
A retrospective study was performed using the Kaggle database, which links the consumption of various foods with recovery from COVID-19 in 170 countries, using multivariate analysis based on a generalized linear model.RESULTS:
The results showed that certain foods had a positive effect on recovery from COVID-19 eggs, fish and seafood, fruits, meat, milk, starchy roots, stimulants, vegetable products, nuts, vegetable oil and vegetables. In general, consumption of higher levels of proteins and lipids had a positive effect on COVID-19 recovery, whereas high consumption of alcoholic beverages had a negative effect. In developed countries, where hunger had been eradicated, the effect of food on recovery from COVID-19 had a greater magnitude than in countries with a higher global hunger index (GHI), where there was almost no identifiable effect.CONCLUSION:
Several foods had a positive effect on COVID-19 recovery in developed countries, especially food groups with a higher content of lipids, proteins, antioxidants and micronutrients (e.g., selenium and zinc). In countries with extreme poverty (high GHI), foods presented little effect on recovery from COVID-19.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Nutr
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.clnu.2021.03.018
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