Nutritional Recommendations for the Physical and Mental Health of Patients with COVID-19: Rapid Review

ABSTRACT

The nutritional supplementation for COVID-19 patients' needs to account for the sleep, stress level, anxiety, depression, as well as body mass index of the individual. [...]the main objective of this review was to clearly show the role of nutrition during COVID-19, symptoms of COVID-19 with nutrition implications, micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) for Covid-19, the nutrients needed for improving mental well-being during COVID-19 response, and to find out the common brain chemicals that can be affected during stressful conditions like COVID-19. The nutritional supplementation for COVID-19 patients' needs to account for sleep, stress level, anxiety, depression, as well as body mass index of the individual. [...]foods containing serotonin, melatonin, amino acid, and tryptophan are crucial for addressing sleep, anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms associated with COVID-19 infections. Low vitamin A diets might compromise the effectiveness of inactivated bovine coronavirus vaccines and render calves more susceptible to infectious disease. [...]vitamin A could be a promising option for the treatment of this novel coronavirus and the prevention of lung infection [13]. Both struggling with adapting to the new challenges associated with the pandemic as well as the psychological distress due to COVID-19 are linked to an increased risk of developing an imbalance in brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) which in turn increases the risk of mental health problems. [...]getting foods containing important neurotransmitters is a very important component of the management of patients with COVID-19.