ReviewBMC public health2024
Dietary patterns and micronutrients in respiratory infections including COVID-19: a narrative review.
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- Pooled it
- Lower Serum Magnesium Is Associated with Mortality in Severe COVID-19: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.Biological trace element research · 2025Trial
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- The global burden of lower respiratory infections attributable to smoking and secondhand smoke, 1990-2021, with projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the GBD 2021 study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Malnutrition as a Risk Factor for Falls and Respiratory Infections in Nursing Home Residents.Cureus · 2025Article
- Dietary carotenoids and acute respiratory infection in the general US population: NHANES 2003 - 2018.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Comparative effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements in preventing respiratory tract infections among adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- High-Calorie Diets Exacerbate Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Pneumonia by Promoting Propionate-Mediated Neutrophil Extracellular Traps.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Vitamin D: A Nutraceutical Supplement at the Crossroad Between Respiratory Infections and COVID-19.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The Effect of Dietary Supplementation on Physical Performance in Adolescent Male Soccer Players Infected with SARS-CoV-2.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Immunosenescence and inflammaging: Mechanisms and modulation through diet and lifestyle.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Association between dietary fatty acid intake and preserved ratio impaired spirometry in U.S. adults: a population-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 is a pandemic caused by nCoV-2019, a new beta-coronavirus from Wuhan, China, that mainly affects the respiratory system and can be modulated by nutrition.
methodsThis review aims to summarize the current literature on the association between dietary intake and serum levels of micronutrients, malnutrition, and dietary patterns and respiratory infections, including flu, pneumonia, and acute respiratory syndrome, with a focus on COVID-19. We searched for relevant articles in various databases and selected those that met our inclusion criteria.
resultsSome studies suggest that dietary patterns, malnutrition, and certain nutrients such as vitamins D, E, A, iron, zinc, selenium, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, and fiber may have a significant role in preventing respiratory diseases, alleviating symptoms, and lowering mortality rates. However, the evidence is not consistent and conclusive, and more research is needed to clarify the mechanisms and the optimal doses of these dietary components. The impact of omega-3 and fiber on respiratory diseases has been mainly studied in children and adults, respectively, and few studies have examined the effect of dietary components on COVID-19 prevention, with a greater focus on vitamin D.
conclusionThis review highlights the potential of nutrition as a modifiable factor in the prevention and management of respiratory infections and suggests some directions for future research. However, it also acknowledges the limitations of the existing literature, such as the heterogeneity of the study designs, populations, interventions, and outcomes, and the difficulty of isolating the effects of single nutrients from the complex interactions of the whole diet.
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