Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements should not be used as pharmaceuticals to treat COVID-19

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Editorial

Salvatore Chirumbolo. Nutrition. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan:93:111494.

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2021.111494. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy. Electronic address: salvatore.chirumbolo@univr.it.

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Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals Under Investigation for COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment.
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