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Current Perspective of Plant-Based Diets on Communicable Diseases Caused by Viruses: A Mini Review

Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic biological agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and protozoa. Such diseases spread among people through contact with contaminated surfaces, bodily fluids, or blood products, or through the air, insect bites, or consuming cont...

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Autores principales: Wong, Carisa Su-Ann, Lim, Cheng Wei, Mohammed, Haruna Isa, Liew, Kong Yen, Tham, Chau Ling, Tan, Ji Wei, Chee, Hui Yee
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8966492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35369089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.786972
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author Wong, Carisa Su-Ann
Lim, Cheng Wei
Mohammed, Haruna Isa
Liew, Kong Yen
Tham, Chau Ling
Tan, Ji Wei
Chee, Hui Yee
author_facet Wong, Carisa Su-Ann
Lim, Cheng Wei
Mohammed, Haruna Isa
Liew, Kong Yen
Tham, Chau Ling
Tan, Ji Wei
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description Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic biological agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and protozoa. Such diseases spread among people through contact with contaminated surfaces, bodily fluids, or blood products, or through the air, insect bites, or consuming contaminated food and beverages. Although some communicable diseases can be treated or prevented by taking medication and vaccines, there has been an increase in awareness of adopting a healthy diet to aid in the prevention and reversal of these diseases. One popular diet is a plant-based diet. Plant-based diets generally consist of vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruits, without any animal-source foods or artificial ingredients. Over the years, this diet has continuously increased in popularity. Reasons for following a plant-based diet are varied but include health benefits, such as improving immunity, and reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Scientific evidence even shows that just an increased vegetable intake can decrease the occurrence of chronic diseases caused by viruses, such as hepatitis viruses, and reduce the risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019. Therefore, this mini review discusses the effectiveness of adopting a plant-based diet in ameliorating diseases caused by selected viruses and its limitations.
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spelling pubmed-89664922022-03-31 Current Perspective of Plant-Based Diets on Communicable Diseases Caused by Viruses: A Mini Review Wong, Carisa Su-Ann Lim, Cheng Wei Mohammed, Haruna Isa Liew, Kong Yen Tham, Chau Ling Tan, Ji Wei Chee, Hui Yee Front Nutr Nutrition Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic biological agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and protozoa. Such diseases spread among people through contact with contaminated surfaces, bodily fluids, or blood products, or through the air, insect bites, or consuming contaminated food and beverages. Although some communicable diseases can be treated or prevented by taking medication and vaccines, there has been an increase in awareness of adopting a healthy diet to aid in the prevention and reversal of these diseases. One popular diet is a plant-based diet. Plant-based diets generally consist of vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruits, without any animal-source foods or artificial ingredients. Over the years, this diet has continuously increased in popularity. Reasons for following a plant-based diet are varied but include health benefits, such as improving immunity, and reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Scientific evidence even shows that just an increased vegetable intake can decrease the occurrence of chronic diseases caused by viruses, such as hepatitis viruses, and reduce the risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019. Therefore, this mini review discusses the effectiveness of adopting a plant-based diet in ameliorating diseases caused by selected viruses and its limitations. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8966492/ /pubmed/35369089 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.786972 Text en Copyright © 2022 Wong, Lim, Mohammed, Liew, Tham, Tan and Chee. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Lim, Cheng Wei
Mohammed, Haruna Isa
Liew, Kong Yen
Tham, Chau Ling
Tan, Ji Wei
Chee, Hui Yee
Current Perspective of Plant-Based Diets on Communicable Diseases Caused by Viruses: A Mini Review
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title_full Current Perspective of Plant-Based Diets on Communicable Diseases Caused by Viruses: A Mini Review
title_fullStr Current Perspective of Plant-Based Diets on Communicable Diseases Caused by Viruses: A Mini Review
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title_short Current Perspective of Plant-Based Diets on Communicable Diseases Caused by Viruses: A Mini Review
title_sort current perspective of plant-based diets on communicable diseases caused by viruses: a mini review
topic Nutrition
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8966492/
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