Use of vitamin/zinc supplements, medicinal plants, and immune boosting drinks during COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study from Benha city, Egypt

Khabour, Omar F.; Hassanein, Salwa F.M.

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06538

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“…Respondents with higher educational level and longer working hours were more likely to have positive response. In a pilot study which included 301 adults from Egypt, 28 vitamin C and D intake was reported by 27% and 17.7% participants; respectively. Jordan was not an exception, as the increase of using supplements and minerals, had become a trend during the pandemic.…”

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Prevalence and predictors of self‐medication drugs to prevent or treat COVID‐19: Experience from a Middle Eastern country

2021

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By the end of 2019, an outbreak of severe viral respiratory infection was reported in China, which later spread to all parts of the world. 1 In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the infection as a pandemic. Later, the causative agent was identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease was named Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). 1 This pandemic is the first major pandemic in the 21st century, which in about one and a half year from its reporting in China, affected more than 172 million people around the world and claimed the lives of more than 3.7 million people. 2 The disease varies in its symptoms

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Prevalence and predictors of self‐medication drugs to prevent or treat COVID‐19: Experience from a Middle Eastern country

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“…Focusing on COVID-19, it was already verified that the ingestion of supplements based on Zingiber officinale , Curcuma longa , vitamins and other micronutrients can be a complementary treatment in COVID-19 patients, given their ability to boost the immune system [ 129 ]. Particularly, there has already been demonstrated that the intake of vitamins C and D can reduce mortality and modulate cytokine storm associated with the most severe symptoms of COVID-19 [ 90 , 130 ].…”

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Consumption of Phenolic-Rich Food and Dietary Supplements as a Key Tool in SARS-CoV-19 Infection

Flores-Félix

Gonçalves

Alves

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The first cases of COVID-19, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2, were reported in December 2019. The vertiginous worldwide expansion of SARS-CoV-2 caused the collapse of health systems in several countries due to the high severity of the COVID-19. In addition to the vaccines, the search for active compounds capable of preventing and/or fighting the infection has been the main direction of research. Since the beginning of this pandemic, some evidence has highlighted the importance of a phenolic-rich diet as a strategy to reduce the progression of this disease, including the severity of the symptoms. Some of these compounds (e.g., curcumin, gallic acid or quercetin) already showed capacity to limit the infection of viruses by inhibiting entry into the cell through its binding to protein Spike, regulating the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, disrupting the replication in cells by inhibition of viral proteases, and/or suppressing and modulating the host’s immune response. Therefore, this review intends to discuss the most recent findings on the potential of phenolics to prevent SARS-CoV-2.

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“…The connection between socio-cultures, climate change, humidity, and seasonal variability assumes that the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 does appear to be the greatest [ 12 ]. Further, availability of a balanced diet and having a good food habit might help in boosting the immune responses and provide a positive impact on nullifying the severity of infections including that of SARS-CoV-2 [ 6 ]. Assessments of global changes introduced by the current COVID-19 pandemic are crucial to speculate possible impacts for the future endemic/pandemic and get prepared for their mitigation and management.…”

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Prospects for controlling future pandemics of SARS in highlights of SARS-CoV-2

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Panday³

2021

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Throughout human history infectious diseases have emerged to become global threats once in a while. Sometimes the previously established infections surfaced due to geographical extension or by increasing their transmissibility or pathogenicity while in other instances new infections have periodically emerged by transmitting from animals to humans. A proper strengthening of the existing health care system, disease surveillance, advancement in medical technology and healthy lifestyle is a must for controlling the future re-emergence of pandemics. Similarly, a deeper understanding of (1) key medical and social elements; (2) treatment and prevention options; (3) epidemic preparedness of the health care system; and (4) investing in ethno medicine research is necessary to prevent the future devastating pandemic emergencies.

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Use of vitamin/zinc supplements, medicinal plants, and immune boosting drinks during COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study from Benha city, Egypt

Cited by 43 publications

References 46 publications

Prevalence and predictors of self‐medication drugs to prevent or treat COVID‐19: Experience from a Middle Eastern country

Prevalence and predictors of self‐medication drugs to prevent or treat COVID‐19: Experience from a Middle Eastern country

Consumption of Phenolic-Rich Food and Dietary Supplements as a Key Tool in SARS-CoV-19 Infection

Prospects for controlling future pandemics of SARS in highlights of SARS-CoV-2

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