Influence of foods and nutrients on COVID-19 recovery: A multivariate analysis of data from 170 countries using a generalized linear model

COVID-19 is an emergency public health problem of global importance. This study aimed to investigate the effect of foods and nutrients as complementary approaches on the recovery from COVID-19 in 170 countries, especially considering the complexity of the disease and the current scarcity of active t...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2022-12, Vol.41 (12), p.3077-3084
Main Authors: Cobre, Alexandre F., Surek, Monica, Vilhena, Raquel O., Böger, Beatriz, Fachi, Mariana M., Momade, Danilo R., Tonin, Fernanda S., Sarti, Flavia M., Pontarolo, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Coronavirus
Covid-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Diet
Hunger
Linear Models
Lipids
Macronutrients
Multivariate Analysis
Nutrients
Retrospective Studies
Vegetables
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Summary:COVID-19 is an emergency public health problem of global importance. This study aimed to investigate the effect of foods and nutrients as complementary approaches on the recovery from COVID-19 in 170 countries, especially considering the complexity of the disease and the current scarcity of active treatments. A retrospective study was performed using the Kaggle database, which links the consumption of various foods with recovery from COVID-19 in 170 countries, using multivariate analysis based on a generalized linear model. The results showed that certain foods had a positive effect on recovery from COVID-19: eggs, fish and seafood, fruits, meat, milk, starchy roots, stimulants, vegetable products, nuts, vegetable oil and vegetables. In general, consumption of higher levels of proteins and lipids had a positive effect on COVID-19 recovery, whereas high consumption of alcoholic beverages had a negative effect. In developed countries, where hunger had been eradicated, the effect of food on recovery from COVID-19 had a greater magnitude than in countries with a higher global hunger index (GHI), where there was almost no identifiable effect. Several foods had a positive effect on COVID-19 recovery in developed countries, especially food groups with a higher content of lipids, proteins, antioxidants and micronutrients (e.g., selenium and zinc). In countries with extreme poverty (high GHI), foods presented little effect on recovery from COVID-19.
ISSN:0261-5614
1532-1983
1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.018