ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Link between Viral Infections, Immune System, Inflammation and Diet.
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- Relevance of Mediterranean diet as a nutritional strategy in diminishing COVID-19 risk: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Ultra-processed foods, plant and animal sources, and all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in older adults in the United States: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Explorative Analysis of Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Intestinal Barrier Protective Effects of In Vitro Digested Chickpea- and Dark Chocolate-Based Snack: Insights from Caco-2 and THP-1 Cell Models.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Why Is the Association Between Mediterranean Diet and Physical Performance in Athletes Inconclusive? Implications for Future Studies.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Impact of Nutritional Counseling on Knowledge and Lifestyle Related to Immunity Among Academic University Staff in Lima (Peru) During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- A multicenter study on the diagnostic value of ankle brachial index combined with pulse volume wave parameters for peripheral arterial disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Investigation of the underlying causes of malnutrition among children in the Nyabihu and Ngororero districts of Rwanda: a cross-sectional descriptive survey design.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Perceptions of respiratory tract infections and their implications for disease prevention practices among older adults in Mysuru, India.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Candida Pneumonia in a Young Vegan Man with Diabetic Ketoacidosis.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- The Role of the Western Diet on Atopic Dermatitis: Our Experience and Review of the Current Literature.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Targeted Application of Functional Foods as Immune Fitness Boosters in the Defense against Viral Infection.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplements for Attenuating the Side Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Long-term diet and risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
The strong spread of COVID-19 and the significant number of deaths associated with it could be related to improper lifestyles, which lead to a low-grade inflammation (LGI) that not only increases the risk of chronic diseases, but also the risk of facing complications relating to infections and a greater susceptibility to infections themselves. Recently, scientific research has widely demonstrated that the microbiota plays a fundamental role in modulating metabolic responses in the immune system. There is, in fact, a two-way interaction between lifestyle, infection, and immunity. The immune response is compromised if nutrition is unbalanced or insufficient, because diet affects the intestinal flora predisposing people to infections and, at the same time, the nutritional state can be aggravated by the immune response itself to the infection. We evaluate the link between balanced diet, the efficiency of the immune system, and microbiota with the aim of providing some practical advice for individuals, with special attention to the elderly. A correct lifestyle that follows the Mediterranean model, which is especially rich in plant-based foods along with the use of extra-virgin olive oil, are the basis of preventing LGI and other chronic pathologies, directly influencing the intestinal microbiota and consequently the immune response.
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