Fruits and Vegetables in the Management of Underlying Conditions for COVID-19 High-Risk Groups.

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School of Food Science and Environmental Health, College of Sciences and Health, Technological University Dublin-City Campus, Grangegorman, 7 Dublin, Ireland.

Published: February 2021

AI Article Synopsis

  • SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has resulted in over 107 million infections and 2.3 million deaths globally, with symptoms including cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, and loss of taste or smell.
  • Early efforts to find a cure have been limited, making it crucial to strengthen the immune system to combat the virus naturally, particularly among high-risk groups like those with chronic health conditions.
  • The article explores the benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables for immune support and discusses factors affecting immunity, the risks of quarantine, and safe food handling practices during the pandemic.

Article Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus, which is the cause of the current pandemic with 107,411,561 infections and 2,351,195 death worldwide so far. There are multiple symptoms that are linked with the infection of COVID-19 such as coughing, shortness of breath, congestion together with fatigue, fever, loss of taste or smell, headaches, diarrhea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. The lack of or early stage of development of a cure for COVID-19 illness, there is need for insuring the best possible position of health to be able to fight the virus naturally through a robust immune system to limit severe complication. In this article, we have discussed the role of fruits and vegetables consumption to boost the immune system and major emphasis has been given to high risk group. We have taken into consideration a number of underlying conditions such as people with cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, hemoglobin disorder such as sickle cell disease, weakened immune system due to organ transplant. Furthermore, factors to improve the immune system, risks associated with quarantine and lifestyle and food handling during COVID-19 has been discussed.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7916708PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10020389DOI Listing

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