Abstract

A REVIEW: ROLE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Sonal Konde*, Mayuri More and Vrushali Tambe

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus disease. It is an upper respiratory tract virus which can cause infection to the people with all age groups. Dietary supplements show gradually increasing mark in all over the globe as an immunity booster. Dietary supplements may include nutraceuticals as well as micronutrients. Nutraceuticals is the term of combining words “Nutrition” and “Pharmaceuticals”. These are defined as the type of food or food extracts that shows a good and beneficial impact on the health of human body. The micronutrients are the chemical substances which are essential for the growth and health of living organisms in small amounts. Micronutrients shows a crucial role in the immune system and accordingly have a beneficial impact on the coronavirus disease outcome. The low levels of micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, etc. are being correlated with the adverse clinical outcomes during any type of viral infections.

Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Dietary Supplements, Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins.