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Review
. 2022 Sep;11(9):4942-4948.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1311_21. Epub 2022 Oct 14.

Role of Nutrition and Diet during COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

Jagriti Pal  1 , Divya Sethi  1 , Manish Taywade  2 , Rajni Pal  1
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Role of Nutrition and Diet during COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

Jagriti Pal et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

COVID-19 has impacted mankind drastically; whether it be physical and mental health, global economy, or social disruption, everyone has sustained losses. To prevent the spread, strict containment measures and stay at home guidelines were issued by officials. Due to this, an unanticipated and rapid change has occurred in the daily routine and lifestyle of the people. Physical distancing and quarantine measures strongly impacted people's lives, their eating habits and everyday ablutions. A comprehensive search of recent literature related to nutrition and diet during the pandemic was undertaken using electronic databases like MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate. This review deals with the effects of COVID-19 on malnutrition, the foods that help in boosting the immune system, and on specific, vulnerable, age groups. Although there are various health concerns that has come up during the pandemic, through this review, we investigate some aspects related to nutrition as the recovery of every individual who was affected by COVID-19 was influenced by their nutritional intake.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; diet; immunity; malnutrition; nutrition.

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