Posted on 01/14/2024 7:03:27 AM PST by ConservativeMind
A predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diet is linked to 39% lower odds of COVID-19 infection, finds research. The findings prompt the researchers to suggest that a diet high in vegetables, legumes, and nuts, and low in dairy products and meat, may help to ward off the infection.
Participants were surveyed on their usual eating patterns and food group frequency, as well as lifestyle and medical history, including vaccination against COVID-19. They were then divided into either omnivorous (424) or predominantly plant-based (278) dietary groups.
The plant-based food group was further divided into flexitarians/semi-vegetarians who ate meat three or fewer times a week (87); and vegetarians and vegans (191).
Those who reported following predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diets routinely ate more vegetables, legumes, and nuts, and less/no dairy and meat.
There were no significant differences in sex, age, or vaccination uptake between the omnivores and plant-based groups.
The omnivores also reported a higher rate of medical conditions and lower rates of physical activity, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity was significantly higher among the omnivores—all factors associated with higher COVID-19 infection risk and more severe symptoms/complications.
In all, 330 people (47%) said that they had had COVID-19 infection. Of these, 224 (32%) said they had mild symptoms and 106 (15%) moderate to severe symptoms.
The omnivores had a significantly higher reported incidence of COVID-19 than the plant-based dietary groups: 52% vs. 40%. They were also more likely to have had moderate to severe infection: 18% vs. just over 11%.
After accounting for potentially influential factors, such as weight, pre-existing medical conditions, and physical activity levels, there was no overall difference in symptom severity between the omnivores and the plant-based dietary groups. But those following a predominantly plant-based or vegetarian/vegan diet were 39% less likely to become infected than the omnivores.
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Many of these so-called studies have predetermined results based upon a political agenda. That's how you get funded these days. For example, anyone proposing a study to debunk Global Warming has little to no chance of finding any funding. Sad what official science has become.
I like the way you guys think.
Fortunately for both the Wife and me our two rounds of Covid each were little more than moderate colds. POT ROAST tonight baby!
The body makes what it needs to function properly and stay healthy from the sunshine it absorbs and chemistry it consumes. The better the chemistry, the healthier the body would be.
I’m guessing that the greater variety of God created chemistry one consumes in the proportions the body likes best, as found in fresh, whole foods, the healthier one would be and the less likely one would get sick or would stay sick for very long.
Also, gut health might be much better for those who eat a more plant based diet, which might make them more resistant to disease and better able to recover from illnesses than those who eat a more modern, high sugar, high salt, high fat, processed food based diet.
Eating a variety of fresh food that’s as close to how God makes it as possible seems like the best and easiest way to get healthy and stay healthy.
It’s because vegetarians and vegans are a sanctimonious lot and no one wants to hang around with them. The homeless who never bathe also have a much lower rate of coronapanic.
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