Majid Mohammed Mahmood¹* and Zenab Ghanim Younus Al-Ameen²

¹Unit of Zoonotic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq
²BPharm, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Iraq

*Corresponding Author: Majid Mohammed Mahmood, Unit of Zoonotic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.

Received: April 15, 2021; Published: July 29, 2021

Abstract

This review article aims at raising and enhancing immunity to confront SARS-CoV-2 virus (the causative agent of COVID-19 disease) using dietary approaches. Because there is no effective treatment although some medicines approved by FDA, or a successful protective vaccine, the choice to combat this disease and one of the solutions depends on preventing and elevating level of immunity. Therefore, this review reports available scientific evidence that healthy eating can help enhancing the immune system and prevent diseases. Targeting consumers globally to notice much important types of healthy food (mentioned in this review) may help to build up a healthy immune body resistant against viruses and other bugs.

Keywords: Immunity; Food; COVID-19; Boosting Immune System

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Citation

Citation: Majid Mohammed Mahmood and Zenab Ghanim Younus Al-Ameen. “Booster Foods for Your Immune System: Healthy Notes to Consumers. A Short Review ”. Acta Scientific Microbiology 4.8 (2021): 151-157.

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Copyright: © 2021 Majid Mohammed Mahmood and Zenab Ghanim Younus Al-Ameen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.