The Role of Nutrition in Supporting the Immune System Relative to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In this session, Dr. Meydani will provide a general overview of nutrition and immunity, properties of COVID-19 infection and then focus on what is known about role of nutrition in COVID-19 prevention and/or treatment or can be learned from experience with other closely related viral infections.

Planned with the Committee for Lifelong Learning.

CPE Level: Level 2
CPEU: 1.0

Performance Indicators

• 8.3.6 Keeps abreast of current nutrition and dietetics knowledge and trends.
• 8.1.2 Applies knowledge of food and nutrition as well as the biological, physical and social sciences in practice.
• 8.3.6 Keeps abreast of current nutrition and dietetics knowledge and trends.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the role of key nutrients and foods in supporting the immune system in humans.
• Describe the potential of specific nutrients to provide protection against infection with COVID 19.
• Explain what is known, to-date, about the effects of specific nutrients on modulating the immune response to infection with COVID 19.

Speaker

• Simin Meydani