Decreasing COVID-19 Risk Factors for Older Adults by Using Digital Technology to Implement a Plant-Based-Diet: An Opinion

A disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases affect older, minority populations. Obese older adults are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 complications and lower survival rates, and minority older adults often experience higher rates of obesity. A plant-based diet intervention may improve...

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Autores principales: Benavides, Heidi Lynn, Meireles, Christiane Lumachi, Benavente, Viola, Mays, Mary Helen, Wang, Jing
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Publicado: JMIR Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8406109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34081595
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25327
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description A disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases affect older, minority populations. Obese older adults are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 complications and lower survival rates, and minority older adults often experience higher rates of obesity. A plant-based diet intervention may improve COVID-19-related modifiable risk factors for obesity. Encouraging the consumption of plant-based diets comprising vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts by utilizing community outreach strategies and digital technology can contribute to improving COVID-19 risk factors among this population.
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spelling pubmed-84061092021-09-14 Decreasing COVID-19 Risk Factors for Older Adults by Using Digital Technology to Implement a Plant-Based-Diet: An Opinion Benavides, Heidi Lynn Meireles, Christiane Lumachi Benavente, Viola Mays, Mary Helen Wang, Jing JMIR Aging Viewpoint A disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases affect older, minority populations. Obese older adults are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 complications and lower survival rates, and minority older adults often experience higher rates of obesity. A plant-based diet intervention may improve COVID-19-related modifiable risk factors for obesity. Encouraging the consumption of plant-based diets comprising vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts by utilizing community outreach strategies and digital technology can contribute to improving COVID-19 risk factors among this population. JMIR Publications 2021-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8406109/ /pubmed/34081595 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25327 Text en ©Heidi Lynn Benavides, Christiane Lumachi Meireles, Viola Benavente, Mary Helen Mays, Jing Wang. Originally published in JMIR Aging (https://aging.jmir.org), 05.07.2021. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Aging, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://aging.jmir.org, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.
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