Physical Activity and Natural Products and Minerals in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An Update

Overview

Journal Ann Appl Sport Sci

Date 2022 Mar 3

PMID 35237740

Authors

Ayoub Saeidi

Seyed Morteza Tayebi

Oam To-Aj

Niloofar Karimi

Sahar Kamankesh

Saber Niazi

Abedin Khosravi

Mitra Khademosharie

Mohammad Soltani

Kelly E Johnson

Harunor Rashid

Ismail Laher

Anthony C Hackney

Hassane Zouhal

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Abstract

Coronavirus-disease 19 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a global public health issue, and there is a desperate need for strategies of prevention, reduction, and treatment to halt the epidemic. The coronavirus affects the immune system, and individuals with a compromised immune system, such as those with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, are more susceptible to this virus. Lifestyle-related variables such as physical activity and nutritional supplements can decrease inflammatory markers, increase anti-inflammatory and antioxidant status, and improve the immune system. Lifesty-lerelated variables play preventive roles against various infectious diseases including COVID-19. This review highlights the effects of physical activity and nutrients supplements on the immune system and their possible benefits in combating the harms caused by infection with the COVID-19 virus.

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