Using Food in the Fight Against COVID-19

Published: April 23, 2020, 7 a.m.

Dr. Baxter Montgomery is using food in the fight against the coronavirus! He joins \u201cThe Weight Loss Champion\u201d Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room\u2122 from the virtual Fairfax Veg Fest to talk about the effects he\u2019s seeing of prescribing a healthy diet in conjunction with state-of-the-art medicine for patients with COVID-19.

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Dr. Montgomery also details the remarkable recovery of one particular patient who developed double pneumonia during their bout with the coronavirus and has already laced up their sneakers to resume running.

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Plus, Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Vanita Rahman answer your nutrition and coronavirus questions as we open up the doctor\u2019s mailbag! One comes from a COVID-19 survivor!

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Among the questions answered:

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  • How long does a carrier of COVID-19 remain contagious?
  • How do they determine whether a person develops immunity to the coronavirus?
  • Is there such a thing as good fats and bad fats?
  • Can a vegan diet cause hair loss?
  • Does the coronavirus spread through air conditioners in restaurants and on airplanes?

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If you would like to submit a question for the doctor please tweet @ChuckCarrollWLC or @PCRM using the hashtag #ExamRoomPodcast.

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Schedule a telemedicine appointment with doctors and dietitians at Barnard Medical Center. Available to residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Arizona, California, Colorado, New York, Missouri, and Massachusetts.

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC

Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook

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Physicians Committee

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IG: @PhysiciansCommittee

Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook

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Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine

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COVID-19 Resources

PCRM: https://bit.ly/PCRMcovid

CDC: https://bit.ly/33DXgyF

WHO: https://bit.ly/33BSeTo

COVID-19 Global Map: https://bit.ly/CVID19map

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