Category: Diet
Long Covid fatigue caused by an Arginine deficiency
The mechanism that leads to chronic fatigue in Long Covid patients has been discovered, according to new Italian research. More...
SARS-CoV-2 may infect bacteria in the gut, act as a bacteriophage
“SARS-CoV-2 could .. infect bacteria in the gut microbiota, indicating that SARS-CoV-2 could act as a bacteriophage”
“Our recent studies show that microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract affect the severity of COVID-19 and for the first time provide indications that the virus might replicate in gut bacteria. More...
Egypt: Antibiotic and corticosteroid usage are predictors of severe post-COVID symptoms
“The predictors of post-COVID symptoms were severe and critical forms of the disease and intake of antibiotics and corticosteroids for treatment of COVID-19.” More...
Research: Natural antiviral found in broccoli, cabbage, brussels and cauliflower
“We evaluated the antiviral activity of sulforaphane (SFN), the principal biologically active phytochemical derived from glucoraphanin, the naturally occurring precursor present in high concentrations in cruciferous vegetables. More...
Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased Covid-19 severity and mortality
Among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, pre-infection deficiency of vitamin D was associated with increased disease severity and mortality. More...
Preprint: Patients with COVID-19 had significant alterations in fecal microbiomes
In a pilot study of 15 patients with COVID-19, we found persistent alterations in the fecal microbiome during the time of hospitalization, compared with controls. More...
Research: Probiotic improves symptomatic and viral clearance in Covid19 outpatients
Primary outcome of complete remission on day 30 was achieved by 78 (53.1%) in the probiotic group compared to 41 (28.1%) in placebo. More...
Vegetarian diet may provide more protection against severe Covid than triple vaccination
After adjusting for important confounders, participants who reported following plant-based diets had a 73% lower odds of moderate Covid, and those following plant-based or pescatarian diets had 59% lower odds of severe Covid. More...