Usage of nutritional supplements to improve immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online survey

Perception, knowledge, and consumption pattern of dietary supplement used during COVID-19 pandemic among black Africans: Perspective of Nigerians

“…A key finding is that Vitamin C was the most consumed dietary supplement by participants (53.6%) in this survey, especially among those aged 41–50 years, highly educated, employed and single individuals. This finding was higher than the 46% use of vitamin C reported from Sri Lanka [ 40 ] and the 42.1% use in Lebanon [ 32 ] but lower than the 84.5% use in UAR [ 34 ]. This is probably because research suggests that vitamin C probably improves immune response and reduce symptoms of some respiratory illnesses, like the common cold and flu [ 41 , 42 ].…”

“…Surprisingly, daily consumption of dietary supplements was also more among females, those aged 41–50 years, the highly educated, the employed as well as married study participants. However, this finding was lower than the 66.5% study subjects reported in Riyadh to be consuming DHS daily [ 33 ] but higher than the 25.5% participants in a Sri Lankan study that indicated regular use of supplements [ 40 ]. A key finding is that Vitamin C was the most consumed dietary supplement by participants (53.6%) in this survey, especially among those aged 41–50 years, highly educated, employed and single individuals.…”

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on meat or equivalent consumption behavior among Sri Lankan adults: a cross-sectional study

“…This study was conducted in Sri Lanka as a part of a nationallevel cross-sectional online survey that aimed to investigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lifestylerelated behaviors. A detailed description of the study population, methods, and the impact on other lifestyle patterns have been published elsewhere [13][14][15]. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire accessible through the Google Forms web survey platform.…”

“…The research was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The authors declared that the protocol of this article was part of a previously published [12][13][14] large initiative in Sri Lanka (2021-2022). Moreover, web-based informed consent was obtained from each participant after explaining the study objectives and the guarantee of secrecy.…”

The role of dietary antioxidants in type 2 diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders: An assessment of the benefit profile

“…In addition, restraining the source of production of ROS itself, and also upregulating their repair and replacement mechanisms are potential alternatives. Of note, natural dietary supplements can manipulate multiple targets concurrently [ [18] , [19] , [20] ] and exert enhanced therapeutic effects by augmenting the effect of specific drugs prescribed for a specific disease [ 21 , 22 ]. Also, otherwise a proper assessment to manage the effect of interactions with medications and supplements is crucial [ 22 , 23 ].…”