Micronutrients & recovery
Adopting a whole-food, plant-based or Mediterranean diet and reducing ultra-processed foods can reverse or prevent chronic inflammatory conditions (such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and COPD) by correcting gut dysbiosis and lowering inflammatory markers like IL-6 and CRP, thereby potentially reducing susceptibility to severe COVID-19.
Shift your diet towards whole plant foods, vegetables, and fiber-rich options while minimizing ultra-processed foods, added sugars, and high-fat animal products. This approach supports a healthy microbiome and reduces systemic inflammation, which may lower your risk of severe outcomes from respiratory infections.
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH), emphasizes the consumption of low fat, whole foods. The DASH approach has been found to be effective in reversing cardiovascular disease and hypertension... Vegetarian or plant-based diets have shown benefit in cardiovascular disease and other inflammatory diseases... All tend to increase consumption of fiber, which many studies have found to affect short chain fatty acid production and immune function.
Why this rating
The paper cites multiple interventional studies and reviews but acknowledges that specific COVID-19 dietary trials are not yet definitive.
Source
Exploring the microbiome’s potential role in severe COVID-19: possible implications for prevention and treatment
Joyce Waterhouse · Authorea · 2020
DOI 10.22541/au.158758665.58622495
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