Open AccessGuia prático de referências e recomendações nutricionais para indivíduos acometidos pelo coronavírus e para a população em isolamento social durante a pandemia: COVID-19
Author(s) -
Hadassa Hillary Novaes Pereira Rodrigues,
Wanderson Hugo Drescher,
Ana Carolina Pinheiro Volp
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
braspen journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2764-1546
pISSN - 2525-7374
DOI - 10.37111/braspenj.2020352012
Subject(s) - pandemic , population , isolation (microbiology) , social isolation , outbreak , disease , medicine , covid-19 , environmental health , virology , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry , pathology , bioinformatics
After an outbreak of pneumonia caused by an unknown cause registered in Chinain December 2019, a disease of zoonotic origin was detected, caused by severe acute respiratorysyndrome virus (SARS-CoV), which became known as coronavirus disease due to days sickness2019 (COVID-19). Of those affected, a portion needs hospitalization and nutritional support isnecessary. However, those who are in social isolation must amplify their nutritional status, as wellas their immunity, in the process of creating more resistance if they are affected. The goal of care isnot to overload the health system, so that little by little the needy have dignified care. Consideringthe need for greater ammunition for health professionals and the population in general, and in asimplified way in the face of the “rain” of information that everyone is receiving, the objective ofthe present work was to summarize and present a practical reference guide for the population insocial isolation during the pandemic. Methods: A literary search was carried out on referencesalready published on the subject on scientific websites, including the main themes: nutritional status,nutritional recommendations, immunity and coronavirus. Results: The following were included inthis guide, presented very clearly: guidelines for the population that is in social isolation; lactatingwith COVID-19; immunomodulation; shopping and returning home. Conclusion: This articlehas summarized what is available on the subject in the literature until today. We believe that thismaterial can help professionals and the general population in times of pandemic.