Immunonutrition effects on coping with COVID-19

COVID-19 implications are still a threat to global health. In the face of this pandemic, food and nutrition are key issues that can boost the immune system. The bioactivity of functional foods and nutrients (probiotics, prebiotics, water- and fat-soluble vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, glutamine, ar...

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Published inFood & function Vol. 12; no. 17; pp. 7637 - 765
Main Authors Santos Ferreira, Rosângela dos, dos Santos, Cristiane, Maranhão Mendonça, Lígia Aurélio Bezerra, Espinola Carvalho, Cristiano Marcelo, Franco, Octávio Luiz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 07.09.2021
Subjects
Biological activity
Complications
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Flavonoids
Food
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Global health
Glutamine
Health risks
Immune status
Immune system
Minerals
Nucleotides
Nutrients
Nutrition
Pandemics
Probiotics
Public health
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
Vitamins
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Summary:COVID-19 implications are still a threat to global health. In the face of this pandemic, food and nutrition are key issues that can boost the immune system. The bioactivity of functional foods and nutrients (probiotics, prebiotics, water- and fat-soluble vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, glutamine, arginine, nucleotides, and PUFAs) contributes to immune system modulation, which establishes the status of nutrients as a factor of immune competence. These foods can contribute, especially during a pandemic, to the minimization of complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Therefore, it is important to support the nutritional strategies for strengthening the immune status, associated with good eating habits, as a way to confront COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 implications are still a threat to global health. Nutritional strategies can strengthen the immune system, helping to manage the manifestations arising from COVID-19.
Bibliography:Dr. Rosângela dos Santos Ferreira: She was a nutritionist at the University Hospital of Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS, Master, and PhD in Health and Development in the Midwest Region, Brazil. She has knowledge in the field of clinical nutrition (eating disorders), child malnutrition, ketogenic diet for seizures difficult to control, surgery of the digestive system and contagious infectious diseases, and development of nutraceuticals.
Prof. Dr. Cristiano Marcelo Espinola Carvalho: He is a veterinarian, master and PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil. Professor of undergraduate and Post-Graduation studies at Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, he is leader of the research group in Applied Biotechnology to Health and Prorector of Research and Graduate Studies at UCDB. He acts on the following topics: chagas disease, leishmaniasis and babesiosis.
Dr. Lígia Aurélio Bezerra Maranhão Mendonça: She is nutritionist, visiting Professor of the Graduate Department of Faculdade FAIPE of Cuiabá, Brazil. Master and PhD in Biotechnology from Universidade Católica Dom Bosco. She operates in medicinal plants area (in vitro test systems), with biomonitoring. She also acts as a functional clinical nutritionist in the work with prevention and/or therapy of chronic non-communicable diseases, and metabolic syndrome, as well as with critically ill patients (home health care).
Prof. Dr. Octávio Luiz Franco: He is a biologist, PhD in molecular biology from Universidade de Brasilia (UnB). Professor of undergraduate and graduate studies at Universidade Católica Dom Bosco and Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil, he is leader of the research group of the Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas - CAPB, UCDB, and of the Group of Applied Biotechnology to Health at UCDB, and Coordinator of the Biotechnology Course of the Graduate Program at UCDB. He is a 1A researcher and consultant to the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). His work focuses on the development of bioproducts and bioprocesses with emphasis on the control of pathogenic microorganisms.
Dr. Cristiane dos Santos: She is pharmacist, specialist in clinical herbal medicine, Master in Genomics and Biotechnology from Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil, PhD in Genetics and Biotechnology from Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil. She is visiting professor at Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB, Brazil. Coordinates the research project for isolation of synthetic antimicrobial peptide expressed in yeast, in the Biotechnology laboratory of the Graduate Program of UCDB. It acts on the following topics: medicinal plants, plant-pathogen interaction, proteomics, metagenomic library, fermentation in Bioreactor.
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ISSN:2042-6496
2042-650X
DOI:10.1039/d1fo01278a