Nutrient supplementation for prevention of viral respiratory tract infections in healthy subjects: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

B Vlieg‐Boerstra, N de Jong, R Meyer, C Agostoni… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It remains uncertain as to whether nutrient supplementation for the general population
considered healthy could be useful in the prevention of RTIs, such as COVID‐19. In this …

Nutritional risk of vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, and selenium deficiency on risk and clinical outcomes of COVID-19: A narrative review

LFC Pedrosa, ANAB Barros, L Leite-Lais - Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 2022 - Elsevier
The pathogenicity of the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shows postulates that
optimal status of essential nutrients is crucial in supporting both the early viraemic and later …

LitCovid: an open database of COVID-19 literature

Q Chen, A Allot, Z Lu - Nucleic acids research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Since the outbreak of the current pandemic in 2020, there has been a rapid growth of
published articles on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, with about 10 000 new articles added …

Patterns of change in dietary habits and physical activity during lockdown in Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic

C Pérez-Rodrigo, M Gianzo Citores, G Hervás Bárbara… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Lockdown due to COVID-19 influenced food habits and lifestyles with potential
negative health impact. This study aims to identify patterns of change in eating habits and …

Malnutrition: percentage and association with prognosis in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019

L Allard, E Ouedraogo, J Molleville, H Bihan… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Previous studies have found a correlation between malnutrition and prognosis in respiratory
infections. Our objectives were to determine (i) the percentage of malnutrition, and (ii) its …

Relation of serum copper status to survival in COVID-19

J Hackler, RA Heller, Q Sun, M Schwarzer, J Diegmann… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The trace element copper (Cu) is part of our nutrition and essentially needed for several
cuproenzymes that control redox status and support the immune system. In blood, the …

Food sources of selenium and its relationship with chronic diseases

W Hu, C Zhao, H Hu, S Yin - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for mammals, and its deficiency seriously
threatens human health. A series of biofortification strategies have been developed to …

Nutrition in the actual COVID-19 pandemic. A narrative review

VJ Clemente-Suárez, DJ Ramos-Campo… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has shocked world health
authorities generating a global health crisis. The present study discusses the main finding in …

The implications of zinc therapy in combating the COVID-19 global pandemic

N Samad, TE Sodunke, AR Abubakar… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The global pandemic from COVID-19 infection has generated significant public health
concerns, both health-wise and economically. There is no specific pharmacological antiviral …

Vitamin E and metabolic health: Relevance of interactions with other micronutrients

S Liao, SO Omage, L Börmel, S Kluge, M Schubert… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
A hundred years have passed since vitamin E was identified as an essential micronutrient
for mammals. Since then, many biological functions of vitamin E have been unraveled in …