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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021

Mediterranean Diet a Potential Strategy against SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review.

Yvelise Ferro, Roberta Pujia, Samantha Maurotti, Giada Boragina, Angela Mirarchi, Patrizia Gnagnarella, Elisa Mazza

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Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yvelise FerroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7503-6188
Roberta PujiaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Samantha MaurottiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Giada BoraginaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Magna Græcia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Angela MirarchiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Patrizia GnagnarellaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0560-4706
Elisa MazzaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Science, University Magna Græcia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3198-7090
Magna Graecia University · ITEuropean Institute of Oncology · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mediterranean Diet represents the traditional eating habits of populations living around the Mediterranean Sea, and it is associated with a lower risk of overall mortality and cancer incidence and cardiovascular diseases. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a new pandemic, and represents a significant and critical threat to global human health. In this study, we aimed to review the possible effects of Mediterranean Diet against the risk of the coronavirus disease 2019. Several vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and phytochemicals with their potential anti-COVID-19 activity are presented. Different risk factors may increase or reduce the probability of contracting the disease. Mediterranean Diet has also a positive action on inflammation and immune system and could have a protective effect against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Further studies are needed to corroborate the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet protective role on infection with SARS-CoV-2.

Indexed as

COVID-19Diet, MediterraneanHumansInflammationPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19inflammationMediterranean dietnutritionSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34946334
PMCPMC8704657
OpenAlexW4200474790

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