The food you eat affects your risk of not just becoming infected with COVID-19, but how sick you may become if you are.
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A study examining the diets of more than 600,000 people and COVID-19 is examined when Dr. Andrew Chan joins \u201cThe Weight Loss Champion\u201d Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.
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Topics Discussed
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- Immune response of someone eating standard diet vs. plant-based diet
- Why vegans appears less likely to become infected
- Why a plant-based diet could reduce severity of infection
- Inflammatory responses to food and fighting infection
- Best foods for strongest immune response
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Dr. Chan is co-author of the peer-reviewed study and is a professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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COVID-19 Vegan Diet Study
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