Nutrition, the digestive system and immunity in COVID-19 infection.

The current review aimed to synthesize the literature on the complex relationship between food consumption and nutritional status as well as the digestive system in order to examine the relationship between immunity and potential responses to COVID-19 infection. The goal is to help inform the many healthcare professionals working with COVID-19 patients. A literature search was performed on PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE databases.

Mood Disorders and Gluten: It's Not All in Your Mind! A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Gluten elimination may represent an effective treatment strategy for mood disorders in individuals with gluten-related disorders. However, the directionality of the relationship remains unclear. We performed a systematic review of prospective studies for effects of gluten on mood symptoms in patients with or without gluten-related disorders.

Midwives understanding of physical activity guidelines during pregnancy.

Objective: to examine the current level of understanding held by midwives regarding the NICE physical activity guidelines in the UK, and to investigate the physical activity guidance given to women during pregnancy.

Design: an 11 question online survey comprising of a mixture of closed and open ended questions.

Setting: data reflects participants sampled across the United Kingdom.