How a Vegan Diet Protects Against COVID-19 | Dr. Andy Chan

The food you eat affects your risk of not just becoming infected with COVID-19, but how sick you may become if you are.

 

A study examining the diets of more than 600,000 people and COVID-19 is examined when Dr. Andrew Chan joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.

 

Topics Discussed

 

- 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

 

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

https://bit.ly/CovidDietStudy

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ICNM

https://www.pcrm.org/ICNM

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Dr. Andy Chan

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AndyChanMD

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Chuck Carroll

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC

Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook

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Physicians Committee

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm

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21-Day Vegan Kickstart App

iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS

Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd

Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart

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Barnard Medical Center

Appointments

https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed

202-527-7500

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