Diet and Nutrition Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Skill Levelintermediate
  • Lectures1 Video
  • Enrolled 1,212 students enrolled
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Key concepts covered include:

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to understand:

  • The basic nutrition to be followed
  • Significance of the diet and physical activity during this pandemic
  • And the various strategies to boost the immune system

What you'll learn

COVID-19 poses a serious threat to the world’s international health and the economy. There is still no cure for the disease, so alternative methods need to be found to control the spread of the disease. Though strict preventive measures are necessary to protect public health, they can drastically alter people’s everyday habits, including lifestyle choices. read more »»

Staying and working at home may affect one’s lifestyle, food choices, and access to food, limiting one’s ability to engage in physical activity (PA). Quarantine negatively affected the active population, especially males, overweight people, senior adults, and the elderly. An increase in daily sitting time from 5 to 8 h per day during pandemic restrictions.

A pro-healthy diet based on plant food (vegetables, legumes, fruits), healthy fats, and rich protein-low fat food and adequate activity is the key strategy to support the immune system and restrict seasonal and viral infections. Thus, this strategy could support the body in fighting infections such as COVID-19
This course aims at providing the learners with an understanding of the importance of nutrition and physical activity during this pandemic.

Who Should Attend?

  • Nutritionists
  • Medical and Nursing
  • Life-Sciences Students
  • General Public

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Medvarsity

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Instructor

Medvarsity

Medvarsity is the pioneer in online medical education


4/5

Medvarsity is the pioneer in online medical education and is now Asia’s largest company in the domain with more than 50,000 graduates who have upskilled through the courses offered by the organization and more than 10,000 active learners who are engaged in their online medical courses and contact programs.

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Last Updated 11/2021

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