Due to quarantine restrictions during the start of the pandemic, a number of people had to change their mindset on health and food. Restaurants were closed, food delivery was considered a risk for contracting the virus and with everybody advised to stay indoors, this pushed people to go inside their kitchens and cook. In a study by Liu et. al, meals consumed by US adults from restaurants are considered average quality with low nutritional value contributing to the high numbers of obesity and chronic illness in America. Awareness on immunity and how a healthy lifestyle and quality food could affect health encouraged consumers to eat better.
Immune system
ROLE OF IMMUNE-BASED THERAPY IN COVID-19
The immune system plays a very crucial role in battling the global pandemic. As the pandemic continues, more research on the role of our immune system and how COVID-19 affects it is documented. Current treatment protocols under clinical study includes immune based therapy amongst the many.
Coronavirus and the Immune System: What Vitamins and Supplements Can Help Boost Immunity?
Half a year later has passed and COVID19 is still a threat to human kind. With over 2 million recovered worldwide, the topic of post-COVID19 immunity is still up for debate. COVID19, which was once thought to only be a respiratory virus, now has studies that its effects on one’s immunity is significant– extending even post infection.