Open AccessIs diet partly responsible for differences in COVID‐19 death rates between and within countries?
Author(s) -
Bousquet Jean,
Anto Josep M.,
Iaccarino Guido,
Czarlewski Wienczyslawa,
Haahtela Tari,
Anto Aram,
Akdis Cezmi A.,
Blain Hubert,
Caica G. Walter,
Cardona Victoria,
Cruz Alvaro A.,
Illario Maddalena,
Ivancevich Juan Carlos,
Jutel Marek,
Klimek Ludger,
Kuna Piotr,
Laune Daniel,
LarenasLinnemann Désirée,
Mullol Joaquim,
Papadopoulos Nikos G.,
Pfaar Oliver,
Samolinski Boleslaw,
Valiulis Arunas,
Yorgancioglu Arzu,
Zuberbier Torsten,
Abdul Latiff Amir Hamzah,
Abdullah Baharudin,
Aberer Werner,
Abusada Nancy,
Adcock Ian,
Afani Alejandro,
Agache Ioana,
Aggelidis Xenofon,
Agustin Jenifer,
Akdis Cezmi,
Akdis Mübeccel,
AlAhmad Mona,
AlZahab Bassam Abou,
AldreyPalacios Oscar,
Alvarez Cuesta Emilio,
Alzaabi Ashraf,
Amad Salma,
Ambrocio Gene,
AnnesiMaesano Isabella,
Ansotegui Ignacio,
Anto Josep,
Arshad Hasan,
Artesani Maria Cristina,
Asayag Estrella,
Avolio Francesca,
Azhari Khuzama,
Baiardini Ilaria,
Bajrović Nissera,
Bakakos Petros,
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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/s13601-020-00323-0
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , czech , quarantine , environmental health , mortality rate , demography , population , pandemic , disease , virology , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , philosophy , sociology
Reported COVID‐19 deaths in Germany are relatively low as compared to many European countries. Among the several explanations proposed, an early and large testing of the population was put forward. Most current debates on COVID‐19 focus on the differences among countries, but little attention has been given to regional differences and diet. The low‐death rate European countries (e.g. Austria, Baltic States, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Poland, Slovakia) have used different quarantine and/or confinement times and methods and none have performed as many early tests as Germany. Among other factors that may be significant are the dietary habits. It seems that some foods largely used in these countries may reduce angiotensin‐converting enzyme activity or are anti‐oxidants. Among the many possible areas of research, it might be important to understand diet and angiotensin‐converting enzyme‐2 (ACE2) levels in populations with different COVID‐19 death rates since dietary interventions may be of great benefit.