Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management: Potential Benefits of Plant-Based Diets.
Maximilian Andreas StorzPublished in: Current nutrition reports (2021)
The number of clinical trials investigating the role of plant-based nutrition in COVID-19 prevention and management is currently limited. Yet, there is evidence from pre-pandemic observational and clinical studies that a plant-based diet may be of general benefit with regard to several clinical conditions that can also be found in individuals with COVID-19. These include anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and musculoskeletal pain. Adoption of a plant-based diet leads to a reduced intake in pro-inflammatory mediators and could be one accessible strategy to tackle long-COVID associated prolonged systemic inflammation. Plant-based diets may be of general benefit with regard to some of the most commonly found COVID-19 sequelae. Additional trials investigating which plant-based eating patterns confer the greatest benefit in the battle against long-COVID are urgently warranted.
Keyphrases
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- weight loss
- physical activity
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- depressive symptoms
- sleep quality
- metabolic syndrome
- chronic pain
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- randomized controlled trial
- pain management
- spinal cord injury
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- climate change
- neuropathic pain
- electronic health record
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