Micronutrients play an important role in the immune system and consequently could have a positive impact on COVID-19 outcome. Therefore, proper diet with nutrition intake is key for protect health. Some reports recommend a Mediterranean diet as the most suitable pattern for receiving enough micronutrition from food. 

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Micronutrients, often referred to as vitamins and minerals, are vital to healthy development, disease prevention, and wellbeing.

Micronutrients

AbdAllah, M., Ez Elarab, H., Raslan, E., Saber, L., Daoud, E., & Saber, M. (2020). Role of micronutrients in the management of coronavirus disease 2019. New microbes and new infections, 38, 100782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100782

Role of micronutrients in the management of coronavirus disease 2019

Micronutrition management

A vitamin is a complex organic compound that regulates particular metabolic processes in the body. 
Vitamins must meet the following criteria:
- the body cannot synthesize enough to maintain good health
- compound is naturally occurring in commonly eaten foods
- if substance is missing from diet, signs and symptoms of deficiency disorder eventually occur
- health can be restored by supplying missing compound if deficiency is treated early

Vitamins

zinc deficiency in humans is now known to be an important malnutrition problem world-wide, including hair loss, diarrhea, eye and skin sores and loss of appetite. It is more prevalent in areas of high cereal and low animal food consumption. Four main intervention strategies for combating zinc deficiency include dietary modification/diversification, supplementation, fortification, and bio-fortification. 

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