Dietary guidelines to boost immunity during pre and post covid-19 conditions

Mahwish,; Saeed, Farhan; Afzaal, Muhammad; Hussain, Muzzamal; Imran, Muhammad; Nawaz, Taufiq; Siddeeg, Azhari

doi:10.1080/10942912.2022.2071287

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“…The importance of Zinc, a naturally occurring trace minerals, emerged from its role in cells growth, development, and proliferation, enzymatic functions, DNA synthesis, and upregulation of translational factors. 32 Despite the ubiquity of exact function, Zinc aids in growth and functionality maintenance of immune cells such as neutrophils and NK cells. 33,32 Zinc Deficiency severely debilitates the adaptive and the immune system and cause cytokine suppression.…”

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“…32 Despite the ubiquity of exact function, Zinc aids in growth and functionality maintenance of immune cells such as neutrophils and NK cells. 33,32 Zinc Deficiency severely debilitates the adaptive and the immune system and cause cytokine suppression. 33 Nevertheless, in excess, zinc can weaken of the immune system, therefore, its regulated homeostasis is required for zinc to serve as immunomodulator and anti-inflammatory.…”

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“…33 Zinc is a common element found in dairy products, red and white meats, beans and nuts. 32 However, zinc deficiency is projected to be between 17% to 20% worldwide, 34 with over two billion individuals in poor nations are at risk. 32 Notably, in high income nations, despite of zinc availability, its deficiency is highly common in vegetarians, the elderly, and patients with chronic disease such as liver cirrhosis and inflammatory bowel disease.…”

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“…32 However, zinc deficiency is projected to be between 17% to 20% worldwide, 34 with over two billion individuals in poor nations are at risk. 32 Notably, in high income nations, despite of zinc availability, its deficiency is highly common in vegetarians, the elderly, and patients with chronic disease such as liver cirrhosis and inflammatory bowel disease. 34 The antiviral activity of zinc, at dose of 600 mg/day, was reported against many viruses such as Influenza.…”

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“…35 and SARS coronavirus. 32 evident by generation of both innate and humoral responses. 35 Therefore, a hypothesis was emerged regarding the potential benefit for prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19.…”

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Perception and Knowledge of Students of Medical Colleges towards Dietary Supplements Use for Prevention andTreatment of COVID-19

Eltayib,

Alotaibi,

Mohamed

et al. 2024

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Background: Dietary supplements (DSs) have grown in popularity over the last two decades, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is critical to educate medical students, the future health care providers, about the appropriate and safe use of DSs. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, use, and attitude of undergraduate students at medical colleges at Jouf University towards DSs use for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Methods: The present descriptive cross sectional questionnaire based study involved undergraduate medical students at Jouf University, KSA. After ethical approval, data were collected using an online questionnaire through Google forms during the second term of academic year 2021-2022. The questionnaire was divided into two sections composed of four components including Demographics data, health status, use and attitude, and students, perceptions toward dietary supplements use. Data were analyzed by employing GraphPad Prism®9 software. Findings: The questionnaires were completed by 574 students, with 256 (44.5.0%) males and 318 (55.4%) females. Participants who never used DSs (25.78%) were excluded from the study. The most commonly used supplement was multivitamins (24.8%), followed by vitamin D (21.1%). 26.29% used DSs based on HCP advice, while 24.41% made their own decision. The majority (65%) believed that DSs could boost their immune systems, while 35% believed that dietary supplements could always lower the risk of infecting with COVID-19. Approximately 43.7% of participants believed that DSs had no side effects.The majority of participants (46%) believed that DSs intake was not required after COVID-19 vaccination, and 56.6% believed that healthy food could be used instead of DSs. 62% of study participants continued to use DSs after being prescribed them. Approximately 67.6% said they would recommend DSs for COVID-19 prophylaxis and 63.4% said they would recommend DSs for treatment. Conclusion: The current study's findings highlighted the significant prevalence of DSs consumption among students at medical colleges, at Jouf university, based on HCP advice and self-decision. The study suggests educating undergraduate students on the proper use of DSs for COVID-19 treatment or prophylaxis.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Zincmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Zincmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Zincmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perception and Knowledge of Students of Medical Colleges towards Dietary Supplements Use for Prevention andTreatment of COVID-19

Eltayib,

Alotaibi,

Mohamed

et al. 2024

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Emerging food trends: plant-based food revolution

Cruz,

Boukid

2024

Food Industry 4.0

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Relación entre consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados y patogénesis por Sars-Cov-2. Elementos preliminares para estudiar el caso de la Ciudad de México

Gouttefanjat

2023

Cuad. Geogr. Rev. Colomb. Geogr.

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A dos años de iniciarse la pandemia causada por el virus Sars-Cov-2, la investigación en torno a la patogénesis de su infección avanzó considerablemente, se resaltaron ciertos factores generales, como las comorbilidades, y se identificaron causales propias del ámbito urbano. La meta del presente artículo es aportar elementos cualitativos y cuantitativos que indiquen la relación entre el consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados (AUP) pobres en micronutrientes y la patogénesis de la infección por Sars-Cov-2 en Ciudad de México (CDMX), en una investigación sobre las causas de esta problemática. Se siguió una metodología cualitativa, basada en la búsqueda documental y el análisis de contenido. Los resultados arrojaron que el alto consumo de AUP en CDMX es problemático, ya que dichos alimentos contienen pocos de los micronutrientes esenciales para el buen funcionamiento del sistema inmune y para enfrentar enfermedades como el COVID-19. Si bien los datos existentes a la fecha no permiten establecer una causalidad directa entre COVID-19 y consumo de AUP en la CDMX, sí indican peligros latentes, que ameritan investigar sus efectos y repensar las políticas públicas y sanitarias.

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Dietary guidelines to boost immunity during pre and post covid-19 conditions

Cited by 3 publications

References 149 publications

Perception and Knowledge of Students of Medical Colleges towards Dietary Supplements Use for Prevention andTreatment of COVID-19

Perception and Knowledge of Students of Medical Colleges towards Dietary Supplements Use for Prevention andTreatment of COVID-19

Emerging food trends: plant-based food revolution

Relación entre consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados y patogénesis por Sars-Cov-2. Elementos preliminares para estudiar el caso de la Ciudad de México

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