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Editorial
. 2021 Jan:114:154407.
doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154407. Epub 2020 Oct 17.

Mediterranean diet as a nutritional approach for COVID-19

Angeliki M Angelidi  1 , Alexander Kokkinos  2 , Eleftheria Katechaki  3 , Emilio Ros  4 , Christos S Mantzoros  5
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Editorial

Mediterranean diet as a nutritional approach for COVID-19

Angeliki M Angelidi et al. Metabolism. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Anti-inflammatory; Antioxidant; COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; Inflammation; Mediterranean diet; Nutrition; Obesity; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest Drs. Angelidi and Kokkinos have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Katechaki is employed by the Agricultural Cooperatives' Union of Aeghion (ACUA) but this work was outside her employment duties. Dr. Ros reports grants, personal fees, non-financial support and other from California Walnut Commission, grants, personal fees, non-financial support and other from Alexion, personal fees, non-financial support and other from Ferrer International, personal fees, non-financial support and other from Danone, outside the submitted work. Dr. Mantzoros reports grants, personal fees and other from Coherus Inc., grants, personal fees and other from Pangea inc, grants and personal fees from Novo Nordisk, grants and personal fees from Eisai, personal fees and non-financial support from Ansh, personal fees and non-financial support from PES, personal fees and non-financial support from California Walnut Commission, personal fees from Genfit, personal fees from Astra Zeneca, personal fees from Aegerion, personal fees from Regeneron, personal fees from CardioMetabolic Health Conference - The Metabolic Institute of America, personal fees from Alexion, non-financial support from Amarin, non-financial support from Jansen, non-financial support from Boehringer Ingelheim:, outside the submitted work.

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