ArticleBMC nutrition2023
Beneficial role of healthy eating Index-2015 score & physical activity on COVID-19 outcomes.
Article in BMC nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04447144 (Nutritional Habits, Does it Affect Coronavirus Disease 2019), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Nutritional Habits, Does it Affect Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Outcome? An Egyptian Experience
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Dietary recommendations for people with diabetes in special situations: a position statement report by Arabic Association for the Study of Diabetes and metabolism (AASD).Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Guideline
- From Microbial Ecology to Clinical Challenges: The Respiratory Microbiome's Role in Antibiotic Resistance.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Translation, validity, and reliability of an Arabic version of the short Healthy Eating Index tested in young Saudi adults: a questionnaire-based study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundNutritional status and physical activity are essential to maintain a strong immune system. No definite pharmacological strategies for Coronavirus disease 2019 treatment are presently available, so natural enhancement of the immune system is in need. Our goal was to assess the correlation of healthy diet and physical activity on COVID-19 disease outcome.
methodsThis cohort study was conducted on 68 adult patients who contracted mild (38) or moderate [30] cases of COVID-19, recruited via a convenience sampling technique from the outpatient clinic, Kasr Al-Aini Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University Hospital. Patients' Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and degree of physical activity as measured by the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire were evaluated and linked with several inflammatory markers.
resultsMost of patients with mild COVID-19 patients (92.1%) were physically active, compared to only 50% of moderate COVID-19. The total Metabolic Equivalent Task-min/week was positively correlated with the lymphocyte percentage. The median total HEI score was significantly higher in the patients with mild COVID-19 than with moderate COVID. Significant positive correlations observed among the lymphocyte count and total HEI-2015. There was approximately a 64% reduction in the probability of acquiring moderate COVID-19 illness for each unit rise in The HEI.
conclusionHealthier nutrition and Physical activity correlated with reduced COVID-19 disease severity.
trial registrationThe study was registered on clinical trial.gov maintained by the US National Library of Medicine (CinicalTrials.gov identifier = NCT04447144; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ ) (25/06/2020).
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