Beneficial Effects of Oral Administration of a Nutritional Supplement in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients

Ferorelli Pasquale; Antonelli Francesco; Shevchenko Anna; Doepp Manfred; Lenzi Stefano; Beninati Simone

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Beneficial Effects of Oral Administration of a Nutritional Supplement in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients

Ferorelli Pasquale, Antonelli Francesco, Shevchenko Anna, Doepp Manfred, Lenzi Stefano, Beninati Simone

Published in Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Volume 9, Issue 2)

Received: 22 February 2021 Accepted: 9 March 2021 Published: 17 March 2021

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Abstract

As the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic rages, there is an urgent need to identify clinical and laboratory predictors for progression to severe and fatal forms of this disease. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the potential ability of a nutritional supplement to normalize certain hematological, biochemical and immunological biomarkers in patients with and without symptoms of COVID-19. Micronutrients, such as nutritionally essential vitamins and minerals, influence and support every step of the immune response. This investigation was performed by administering a dietary supplement rich in calciferol (vitamin D3), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), folic acid (vitamin B9) and pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) to the enrolled patients for 120 days. All essential elements for a complete physiological enzymatic process. The reported results appear promising from the point of view of the experimental approach adopted. In particular, the scheduled administration of the nutritional supplement rich in micronutrients to asymptomatic and mild to moderate COVID-19 patients has led, in general, to the normalization of the values of some critical biochemical and immunological parameters found to be altered. This nutritional approach, although it does not resolve the disease and therefore does not represent a cure, can improve the quality of life of COVID-19 patients.

Published in	Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.jfns.20210902.12
Page(s)	41-47
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Science Publishing Group

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COVID-19, Nutritional Supplement, Vitamin D3, Vitamin C, Folic Acid

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Ferorelli Pasquale, Antonelli Francesco, Shevchenko Anna, Doepp Manfred, Lenzi Stefano, et al. Beneficial Effects of Oral Administration of a Nutritional Supplement in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients. J Food Nutr Sci. 2021;9(2):41-47. doi: 10.11648/j.jfns.20210902.12

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Ferorelli Pasquale

Scientific Research Center, Citozeatec, Milan, Italy
Antonelli Francesco

Scientific Association (ARSS), Rome, Italy
Shevchenko Anna

Department of Pharmacology, Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik, Russia
Doepp Manfred

Department of Psychology and Sports Science, Giessen Justus, Liebig University Gie?en, Giessen, Germany
Lenzi Stefano

Department of Health Engineering, Université Européenne de Bruxelles Jean Monnet, Schaerbeek, Belgio
Beninati Simone

Department of Biology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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