Physical Activity and Natural Products and Minerals in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An Update

Authors

  • Abedin Khosravi Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciencees, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
  • Anthony C. Hackney Department of Exercise & Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
  • Ayoub Saeidi Department of Physical Education, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
  • Harunor Rashid National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
  • Hassane Zouhal Movement Sport and Health Sciences laboratory (M2S), University of Rennes 2, Rennes, France
  • Ismail Laher Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology; Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3, Canada
  • Mohammad Soltani Department of Biological Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
  • Niloofar Karimi Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
  • Oam To-aj Bangkok Thonburi University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Saber Niazi Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
  • Sahar Kamankesh Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
  • Seyed Morteza Tayebi Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:

Coronavirus-disease 19 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a global public health issue, and there is a desperate need for strategies of prevention, reduction, and treatment to halt the epidemic. The coronavirus affects the immune system, and individuals with a compromised immune system, such as those with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, are more susceptible to this virus. Lifestyle-related variables such as physical activity and nutritional supplements can decrease inflammatory markers, increase anti-inflammatory and antioxidant status, and improve the immune system. Lifestyle-related variables play preventive roles against various infectious diseases including COVID-19. This review highlights the effects of physical activity and nutrients supplements on the immune system and their possible benefits in combating the harms caused by infection with the COVID-19 virus.

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