Covid-19 News – Plant-Based Diet Proven to Protect Against Covid-19
A fresh comparative study came out June of this year (2021) by the BMJ Journal about Covid-19. Healthcare workers from 6 different countries were surveyed about their dietary lifestyle. The data collected was used to determine severity of Covid-19 for different diets.
Data & Results
Total Cases Studied: 568
Countries Studied: France; Germany; Italy; Spain; UK; USA
Controls: 2.316
Diets Studied: whole foods, plant-based diet; keto diet; vegetarian diet; Mediterranean diet; pescatarian diet; Paleolithic diet; low fat diet; low carbohydrate diet; high protein diet; other; none of the above
Moderate to Severe: 138
Very mild to mild: 430
Results:
Plant-based diets had 73% lower odds of developing moderate to severe Covid-19
Plant-based or pescatarian diets had 59% lower odds of developing moderate to severe Covid-19
Low Carbohydrate-High protein diets had higher odds of developing
Conclusions
Study's Conclusion: In 6 countries, plant-based or pescatarian diets were associated with lower odds of moderate to severe Covid-19.
Author’s note
It has become clear that a powerful tool to keeping your immune system strong against Covid-19 and possibly other infection agents, is to follow a plant-based diet. A pescatarian diet comes in second place in terms of efficiency against covid-19. Lastly, ketogenic diets (low carbohydrate, high protein diets) are not advised, according to this study, considering its increase in association to development of moderate and severe cases of Covid-19.
This study reminds us of the truth, that our diets remain of utmost importance when it comes to helping us thrive and lead a healthy life.
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https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/18/bmjnph-2021-000272