2022
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-022-02982-0
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Impact of ultra-processed food intake on the risk of COVID-19: a prospective cohort study

Abstract: Purpose Nutrition plays a key role in supporting the human immune system and reducing the risk of infections. However, there is limited evidence exploring the relationship between diet and the risk of COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the associations between consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and COVID-19 risk. Methods In total, 41,012 participants from the UK Biobank study with at least 2 of up to 5 times 24-h dietary assessments were included in this study… Show more

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more challenge in disease burdens including neurological and mental disorders ( 70 , 71 ). The pandemic probably induces diet quality reduction ( 72 , 73 , 185 ) while poorer diet quality was accompanied with higher risks and severity of COVID-19 infection ( 186 , 187 ). In addition, pandemic increased the difficulty to access traditional treatments requiring in-person social interaction, resulting more and more patients without sufficient help and treatment ( 188 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more challenge in disease burdens including neurological and mental disorders ( 70 , 71 ). The pandemic probably induces diet quality reduction ( 72 , 73 , 185 ) while poorer diet quality was accompanied with higher risks and severity of COVID-19 infection ( 186 , 187 ). In addition, pandemic increased the difficulty to access traditional treatments requiring in-person social interaction, resulting more and more patients without sufficient help and treatment ( 188 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Finally, but of course not least, besides vaccination many more containment and management strategies exist to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including primary environmental prevention [43,44], healthy lifestyles [45] such as physical exercise (for example [46][47][48][49][50]), healthy diet (for example [50][51][52]), safe and sustainable therapeutic approaches of documented effectiveness (for example [53][54][55][56][57][58][59]), as well as abandonment of unproven and potentially dangerous treatments [59,60]. Supplementary Materials: Supplementary Tables S1-S8.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ultra-processed foods (UPF), such as breakfast cereals, savory snacks, reconstituted meat products, frankfurters, pre-packaged frozen dishes, soft and/or sweetened drinks [ 72 ] also belong to an unhealthy dietary pattern, especially when consumed in large quantities. An increased intake of UPF is not only associated with a higher risk for overweight/obesity, cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases, depression and all-cause mortality [ 73 ], but also for COVID-19 [ 74 ]. In 41,012 participants from the UK Biobank study it was shown that, compared to participants in the lowest quartile of UPF consumption those in the highest quartile, were associated with a 22% higher probability of COVID-19, after adjusting for potential confounders [ 74 ].…”
Section: Diet Recommendations Diet Quality and Covid-19mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An increased intake of UPF is not only associated with a higher risk for overweight/obesity, cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases, depression and all-cause mortality [ 73 ], but also for COVID-19 [ 74 ]. In 41,012 participants from the UK Biobank study it was shown that, compared to participants in the lowest quartile of UPF consumption those in the highest quartile, were associated with a 22% higher probability of COVID-19, after adjusting for potential confounders [ 74 ]. This association was partly mediated by the BMI and showed a nonlinear course, with flattening after around 30% of the predicted proportion of UPF consumption.…”
Section: Diet Recommendations Diet Quality and Covid-19mentioning
confidence: 99%