It is now undeniably clear: diet and lifestyle have a significant impact on your recovery if you get infected with coronavirus. No matter what your age or health problems, you CAN make a remarkable difference. And it’s not too late—simple changes in your diet, like increasing vegetables and cutting out fast food, will decrease your risk right away, because a healthy immune system starts with a healthy diet. The team at Diet ID has assembled this collection of resources to help you understand your risk and take action to get healthier.
And don’t forget to check out our two related Webinars, How Do Lifestyle-Related Conditions Affect COVID-19 Outcomes? and Nutrition and Immunity: Fact and Fiction, both available for download here.
Articles & fact sheets
An Unprecedented Attack On Society’s Core Forbes, 8/4/20
Boris Johnson’s New Tactic Against the Virus: Urge Britons to Lose Weight The New York Times, 7/27/20
Tailors Know New Yorkers’ Pandemic Secret: ‘Everybody Got Fat!’ The New York Times, 7/25/20
Healthy Diets Should Be a Top National Priority The Boston Globe, 7/19/20
COVID-19 exacerbates obesity in the United States . . . and vice versa Food Safety News, 6/22/20
Inflammation, diet, weight and COVID-19: what’s the connection? COVID Symptom Study, 6/22/20
Study Finds 1 in 5 People Worldwide at Risk of Severe Covid-19 New York Times, 6/15/20
Will COVID-19 Finally Get Us to Take Our Diets Seriously? Healthline, 6/13/20
5 ways eating in a pandemic is improving your relationship with food – and why you should stick with them The Conversation, 6/1/20
To Fight Covid-19, Don’t Neglect Immunity and Inflammation New York Times, 5/25/20
Where Chronic Health Conditions and Coronavirus Could Collide New York Times, 5/18/20
The Link Between Coronavirus Deaths and those French Fries Boston Globe, 5/7/20
Doctor Shares the Health Advice he Gives to Every COVID-19 Patient Today, 4/30/20
Our Diets Are Changing Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Is It for the Better? Time Magazine, 4/28/20
What Does Junk Food Have to do with COVID-19 Deaths? Environmental Health News, 4/28/20
You Asked: Can Food Help Immunity? COVID Symptom Study, 4/28/20
Junk Food Makers Target Blacks, Latinos and Communities of Color, Increasing Risks From COVID-19 US RTK, 4/27/20
How Poor Diet Contributes to Coronavirus Risk New York Times, 4/20/20
America’s Junk Food Diet Makes us Even More Vulnerable to Coronavirus NY Post, 4/18/20
Can Your Diet Boost Your Immune System and Provide Better Protection Against COVID-19? American Institute for Cancer Research, 4/15/20
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients HealthDay, 4/15/20
Diet Can Fight Diseases Linked to Poor COVID-19 Outcomes Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 4/8/20
To Boost Immunity, Doctors Recommend Fruits, Vegetables Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 4/1/20
How Your Diet Can Help Flatten the Curve CNN, 3/27/20
Reinforce Your Immune System with Plant-Based Nutrition T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, 3/18/20
Want To Boost Your Immune System? A Healthy Diet Is An Important Start Forbes Magazine, 3/11/20
Preventive Medicine for Public Health David Katz LinkedIn Commentary, 1/31/20
Lifestyle Choices to Boost Immunity American College of Lifestyle Medicine
#HealthyAtHome: Healthy Diet World Health Organization fact sheet
VIDEOS & podcasts
The Quarantine 15 Real Time with Bill Maher, 7/31/20
We need a COVID reality check with David Katz, M.D. The mindbodygreen Podcast, 6/30/20
What You Need to Know About The Pandemic & Your Health Naturally Savvy Interview, 4/10/20
Maintaining a Healthy Diet During the COVID-19 Pandemic Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN, 4/2/20
Healthy Eating Through the COVID-19 Crisis Greater Baltimore Medical Center
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
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Regardless of Age, Obesity and Hypertension Increase Risks With COVID-19 (register for free to download the PDF)
Nutrition, Immunity, and COVID-19
Covid-19: What we eat matters all the more now
Obesity in Patients Younger than 60 Years is a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Hospital Admission
Reducing COVID-19 hospitalization risk through behavior change
The impact of nutrition on COVID-19 susceptibility and long-term consequences
Nutrition and the Immune System: A Complicated Tango
Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in China
Does comorbidity increase the risk of patients with COVID-19? Evidence from meta-analysis
The Perfect Storm: Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic Meets Overfat Pandemic
Estimation of risk factors for COVID-19 mortality: preliminary results
Updated estimates of comorbidities associated with risk for COVID-19 complications based on US data
