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WHAT IS THE LINK BETWEEN GETTING COVID-19

AND WHAT YOU EAT?

Data from research in China,
the first place to have COVID-19,
shows much higher death
rates amongst those with
cardiovascular diseases,
diabetes, respiratory diseases,
high blood pressure and cancer.

People who eat a well-
balanced diet of natural
food and who avoid
unhealthy, processed food

have stronger immune
systems that help them
to cope and heal from
infectious diseases
such as COVID-19.

A poor diet either causes or contributes to these diseases. And having these diseases
makes it more likely that you will get very sick or even die from COVID-19.

WITH A NUTRITIOUS DIET:
• If you get infected, you are less likely to get very sick.
• You are less likely to develop conditions such as diabetes that can make COVID-19 life-threatening.
• If you do have these diseases or COVID-19, a healthy diet can help your body to recover from them.

HOW CAN A HEALTHY DIET LOWER YOUR RISK OF THESE ILLNESS?
• Although many factors might increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease, research shows that diet
plays a big role in lowering this risk.
• Too much sugar, refined starch and unhealthy fats can cause these conditions or make them worse.
• A high plant-based diet has been shown by countless studies to help in reducing heart disease.
• Fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, nuts and oilseeds are loaded with nutrients—like beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin
E, protein and zinc—supplemented from time to time, when you can afford them even in small amounts, by eggs,
milk, meat or fish, that can boost your immune system, helping your body to fight COVID-19.

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