TY - CHAP
T1 - The role of nutrition in respiratory disease and COVID-19 management
AU - Pereko, Kingsley Kwadwo Asare
AU - Mensah, Enock Dugbatey
AU - Acquaye, Victoria Akuorkor
AU - Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana
AU - Chadare, Flora
AU - Intiful, Freda Dzifa
AU - Setorglo, Jacob
AU - Ebu, Nancy Innocentia
AU - Dai-Kosi, Alfred Dickson
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Nutrition plays a significant role in boosting immune function thereby enabling the body fight infections. The emergence of the novel corona virus, COVID-19, has underscored the need for critical assessment of the contribution of various nutrients in enhancing improved immunity to prevent and treat infected individuals. This review aimed at highlighting how some nutrients aid in boosting immunity. Also, the evidence for incorporating various micronutrients in the treatment regime and the likely role they play in the prevention, the optimization of nutrition for improved mental health and treatment of COVID-19 is discussed. This chapter was developed following a review of existing systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and randomized prospective study literature on the subject of nutrition and infection with special emphasis on respiratory infection and COVID-19. Timely, appropriate, and adequate nutrition provision is paramount to combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
AB - Nutrition plays a significant role in boosting immune function thereby enabling the body fight infections. The emergence of the novel corona virus, COVID-19, has underscored the need for critical assessment of the contribution of various nutrients in enhancing improved immunity to prevent and treat infected individuals. This review aimed at highlighting how some nutrients aid in boosting immunity. Also, the evidence for incorporating various micronutrients in the treatment regime and the likely role they play in the prevention, the optimization of nutrition for improved mental health and treatment of COVID-19 is discussed. This chapter was developed following a review of existing systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and randomized prospective study literature on the subject of nutrition and infection with special emphasis on respiratory infection and COVID-19. Timely, appropriate, and adequate nutrition provision is paramount to combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Immunity
KW - Mental health
KW - Nutrition
KW - Respiratory infection
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128037102&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-824289-6.00011-8
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-824289-6.00011-8
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85128037102
SP - 187
EP - 213
BT - Mental Health Effects of COVID-19
PB - Elsevier
ER -
