Biologically active food components as an element in the prevention of coronavirus infection: A review

Immune cells play a vital role in protecting the human body from pathogens and viruses. The deficiency of number nutrients diet negatively affects state immune system, which disrupts chemical, structural, regulatory processes body. purpose article is to consider various biologically active bioactive substances increasing innate adaptive immunity for prevention COVID-19 population. Using research method scientific electronic libraries, bibliographic bases articles on medical sciences, it was found that such vitamins as C, D, A, E, minerals (zinc, iron, selenium), resveratrol, turmeric flavonoids, garlic, green tea, elderberry extract, an aqueous extract wormwood leaves help prevent coronavirus infection or reduce severity disease, having immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant antiviral properties. In context ongoing pandemic infection, recommendations including described above can be extrapolated entire population maintain system body’s resistance infection.