Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of Coronavirus
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing global mortality and lockdown burdens. A compromised immune system is a known risk factor for all viral influenza infections. Functional foods optimize the immune system capacity to prevent and control pathogenic viral infections, while physical activity augme...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-08-01
|
| Series: | Nutrients |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2633 |
| _version_ | 1797555194859356160 |
|---|---|
| author | Ahmad Alkhatib |
| author_facet | Ahmad Alkhatib |
| author_sort | Ahmad Alkhatib |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing global mortality and lockdown burdens. A compromised immune system is a known risk factor for all viral influenza infections. Functional foods optimize the immune system capacity to prevent and control pathogenic viral infections, while physical activity augments such protective benefits. Exercise enhances innate and adaptive immune systems through acute, transient, and long-term adaptations to physical activity in a dose-response relationship. Functional foods prevention of non-communicable disease can be translated into protecting against respiratory viral infections and COVID-19. Functional foods and nutraceuticals within popular diets contain immune-boosting nutraceuticals, polyphenols, terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, sterols, pigments, unsaturated fatty-acids, micronutrient vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and folate, and trace elements, including zinc, iron, selenium, magnesium, and copper. Foods with antiviral properties include fruits, vegetables, fermented foods and probiotics, olive oil, fish, nuts and seeds, herbs, roots, fungi, amino acids, peptides, and cyclotides. Regular moderate exercise may contribute to reduce viral risk and enhance sleep quality during quarantine, in combination with appropriate dietary habits and functional foods. Lifestyle and appropriate nutrition with functional compounds may offer further antiviral approaches for public health. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T16:44:01Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9ac3cd05a06548c59b105b685b83dab5 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2072-6643 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T16:44:01Z |
| publishDate | 2020-08-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Nutrients |
| spelling | doaj.art-9ac3cd05a06548c59b105b685b83dab52023-11-20T11:47:24ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432020-08-01129263310.3390/nu12092633Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of CoronavirusAhmad Alkhatib0School of Health and Life sciences, Teesside University, Tees Valley, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UKNovel coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing global mortality and lockdown burdens. A compromised immune system is a known risk factor for all viral influenza infections. Functional foods optimize the immune system capacity to prevent and control pathogenic viral infections, while physical activity augments such protective benefits. Exercise enhances innate and adaptive immune systems through acute, transient, and long-term adaptations to physical activity in a dose-response relationship. Functional foods prevention of non-communicable disease can be translated into protecting against respiratory viral infections and COVID-19. Functional foods and nutraceuticals within popular diets contain immune-boosting nutraceuticals, polyphenols, terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, sterols, pigments, unsaturated fatty-acids, micronutrient vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and folate, and trace elements, including zinc, iron, selenium, magnesium, and copper. Foods with antiviral properties include fruits, vegetables, fermented foods and probiotics, olive oil, fish, nuts and seeds, herbs, roots, fungi, amino acids, peptides, and cyclotides. Regular moderate exercise may contribute to reduce viral risk and enhance sleep quality during quarantine, in combination with appropriate dietary habits and functional foods. Lifestyle and appropriate nutrition with functional compounds may offer further antiviral approaches for public health.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2633functional foodlifestyle preventionexerciseCOVID-19viral infectionimmune system |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Alkhatib Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of Coronavirus Nutrients functional food lifestyle prevention exercise COVID-19 viral infection immune system |
| title | Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of Coronavirus |
| title_full | Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of Coronavirus |
| title_fullStr | Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of Coronavirus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of Coronavirus |
| title_short | Antiviral Functional Foods and Exercise Lifestyle Prevention of Coronavirus |
| title_sort | antiviral functional foods and exercise lifestyle prevention of coronavirus |
| topic | functional food lifestyle prevention exercise COVID-19 viral infection immune system |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2633 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ahmadalkhatib antiviralfunctionalfoodsandexerciselifestylepreventionofcoronavirus |