CUCosta Reports Cereal Diets Minimize Severe COVID-19 Symptoms Centro Universitario de la Costa
go to original December 13, 2021

Elihud Salazar Robles, coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition at the Centro Universitario de la Costa of the University of Guadalajara, headed by Dr. Jorge Tellez Lopez, announced that after a long investigation, they were able to scientifically prove that cereal-based diets are essential to have less severe symptoms in patients with COVID-19.

He explained that during the pandemic they hypothesized to know how much diet influences the viral disease.

"We proposed a study to see what is the relationship between the habitual intake of different food groups and the severity of the symptoms of the disease".

The academic affirmed that this research was carried out by a multidisciplinary team, where 236 patients participated, 103 of which were positive, from Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta and Australia.

The study showed that positive patients with a high habitual intake of legumes, grains and cereals had less severe symptoms.

"This study shows the importance of an adequate diet in times of pandemic. The effect of diet on different diseases is well known among the scientific community, so it is not surprising that certain food groups are beneficial for this population," said CUCosta researcher Elihud Salazar Robles, lead author of the study.

The study does not deny the importance of vaccination; on the contrary, it shows that it is one more resource to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. The results of our study provide a basis for people close to positive patients.

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