Boosting the immune system with functional compounds during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review
Chronic Diseases Journal
; 10(1):50-60, 2022.
Article
in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1836309
ABSTRACT
Background:
More than 1 year has passed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nutrition and its role in boosting the immune system have been a hot topic during the previous year in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. An effective medicine for COVID-19 has not been introduced and public vaccination has not gained an acceptable speed in the world;therefore, preventive measures, protocols adherence, and a robust immune system are crucial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of food in boosting the immune system during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Milk and Dairy Produce [QQ010]; Meat Produce [QQ030]; Eggs and Egg Products [QQ040]; Crop Produce [QQ050]; Aquatic Produce [QQ060]; Other Produce [QQ070]; Diet Studies [VV110]; Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; cheeses; copper; coronavirus disease 2019; diets; eggs; epidemiology; fatty acids; fish; food supplements; fruit; hospital stay; human diseases; immune system; lactoferrin; literature reviews; liver; livers as food; low income groups; meat; milk; milk products; milk proteins; nutrition; nuts; outbreaks; pandemics; plant oils; polyenoic fatty acids; prebiotics; probiotics; public health; retinol; reviews; seeds; selenium; trace elements; vaccination; vaccines; viral diseases; vitamin D; vitamin E; vitamins; zinc; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; dairy products; vegetable oils; polyunsaturated fatty acids; axerophthol; vitamin A; vitamin A alcohol; vitamin A1; SARS-CoV-2; microelements; viral infections
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Language:
English
Journal:
Chronic Diseases Journal
Year:
2022
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Article
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