USEFUL RESOURCES

C VITAMIN

1. Atherton, J. G., Kratzing, C. C. & Fisher, A. (1978). The effect of ascorbic acid on infection of chick-embryo ciliated tracheal organ cultures by coronavirus. Archives of Virology 56, 195–9

2. Hemilä H, Vitamin C and SARS coronavirus, J Antimicrob Chemother, 2003 Dec; 52(6): 1049–1050.

3. Holmes, K. V. (2003). SARS-associated coronavirus. New England Journal of Medicine 348, 1948–51

4. Leibovitz, B. & Siegel, B. V. (1981). Ascorbic acid and the immune response. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 135, 1–25

5. Hemilä, H. & Douglas, R. M. (1999). Vitamin C and acute respiratory infections. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases 3, 756–61

6. Hemilä, H. (1997). Vitamin C intake and susceptibility to pneumonia. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal 16, 836–7

7. Favaerts AF, Luyten W, Vitamin C as prophylaxis and adjunctive medical treatment for COVID-19?, Nutrition, 2020 November-December; 79: 110948.

8. Carr AC, Rowe S, The Emerging Role of Vitamin C in the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19, Nutrients, 2020 Oct 27;12(11):3286.

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D VITAMIN

1. Ilie PC, Stefanescu S, Lee S. The role of Vitamin D in the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 infection and mortality

2. Lips, P., Cashman, K., Lamberg-Allardt, C., Bischoff-Ferrari, H., Obermayer-Pietsch, B., Bianchi, M., Stepan, J., El-Hajj Fuleihan, G., and Bouillon, R. (2019). Current vitamin D status in European and Middle East countries and strategies to prevent vitamin D deficiency: a position statement of the European Calcified Tissue Society. European Journal of Endocrinology 180, 4, P23-P54,

3. David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD1; Thomas J. Best, PhD2; Hui Zhang, PhD2; et al. Association of Vitamin D Status and Other Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results, JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(9):e2019722.

4. Martineau AR, Jolliffe AD, Hooper RL, Greenberg L, Aloia JF, Bergman P, et al. Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data BMJ 2017; 356 :i6583.

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ZINC

1. Kumar A, Kubota Y, Chernov M, Kasuva H, Potential role of zinc supplementation in prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19, Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov; 144: 109848.

2. Overbeck S, Rink L, Haase H, Modulating the immune response by oral zinc supplementation: a single approach for multiple diseases, Arch Immunol THer Exp, Jan-Feb 2008;56(1):15-30.

3. Novick S.G., Godfrey J.C., Pollack R.L., Wilder H.R. Zinc-induced suppression of inflammation in the respiratory tract, caused by infection with human rhinovirus and other irritants. Med Hypotheses. 1997;49:347–357.

4. Novick S.G., Godfrey J.C., Godfrey N.J., Wilder H.R. How does zinc modify the common cold? Clinical observations and implications regarding mechanisms of action. Med Hypotheses. 1996;46:295–302.

5. te Velthuis A.J.W., van den Worm S.H.E., Sims A.C., Baric R.S., Snijder E.J., van Hemert M.J. Zn2+ inhibits coronavirus and arterivirus RNA polymerase activity in vitro and zinc ionophores block the replication of these viruses in cell culture. PLoS Pathog. 2010;6:e1001176.

6. Rangan AM, Samman S, Zinc Intake and Its Dietary Sources: Results of the 2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, Nutrients. 2012 Jul; 4(7): 611–624.

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FASTING

1. Shuai Ma, Shuhui Sun, et al., Caloric Restriction Reprograms the Single-Cell Transcriptional Landscape of Rattus NorvegicusAging, Lingling GengPublished:February 27, 2020, Cell, VOLUME 180, ISSUE 5, P984-1001.E22, MARCH 05, 2020

2. López-Lluch G, Navas P., Calorie restriction as an intervention in ageing, J Physiol. 2016 Apr 15;594(8):2043-60.

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DIABETES

1. H Dambha-Miller, A J Day, J Strelitz , et al, Behaviour change, weight loss and remission of Type 2 diabetes: a community‐based prospective cohort study, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14122

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QUERCITINA

1. Biancatelli RMLC, Berrill M, Catravas JD, Marik PE, Quercetin and Vitamin C: An Experimental, Synergistic Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Related Disease (COVID-19), Front immunol. 2020; 11: 1451.

2. Abian O, Ortega-Alarcon D, Jimenez-Alesanco A, Ceballos-Laita L, Vega S, et.all, Structural stability of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and identification of quercetin as an inhibitor by experimental screening, Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 Dec 1; 164: 1693–1703.

3. Hasan Onal, The Possible Effect of Quercetin on Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19, ClinicalTrials.gov , NCT04377789

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ACUTE ALCOHOL POISONING - DRUNKNESS

1. H. Rumgay, K Shield, H. Charvat, P. Ferrari, et al., Global burden of cancer in 2020 attributable to alcohol consumption: a population-based study, The Lancet, VOLUME 22, ISSUE 8, P1071-1080, AUGUST, 2021, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(21)00279-5/fulltext

2. www.medicalnewstoday.com

3. www.health.clevelandclinic.org

4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

5. www.pubs.niaaa.nih.gov

 

FOOD AND THE CORONA VIRUS

1. Țîbîrnă M., Țîbîrnă C., Tratamentul nutrițional în bolile osoase și articulare, Ed.Pim 2020, :9.

2. Țîbîrnă C, Sănătatea are talie, Ed.Pim 2019, :26

3. Universitatea Harvard, Get started TODAY! Fight Health-Robbing Inflammation! with 7 Simple Steps, https://www.health.harvard.edu/promotions/harvard-health-publications/fighting-inflammation, accesat 19 11 2020

4. Klein AV, Kiat H, Detox diets for toxin elimination and weight management: a critical review of the evidence, J Hum Nutr Diet. 2015 Dec;28(6):675-86.

5. Ross MD, Endothelial Regenerative Capacity and Aging: Influence of Diet, Exercise and Obesity, Curr Cardiol Rev. 2018;14(4):233-244.

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IMMUNITY

1. United States Natural Resources Defense Council, Hazardous Chemicals, https://www.nrdc.org/issues/toxic-chemicals

2. Krimsky S, The unsteady state and inertia of chemical regulation under the US Toxic Substances Control Act, PLoS Biol. 2017 Dec; 15(12): e2002404.

3. Țîbîrnă M., Țîbîrnă C., Tratamentul nutrițional în bolile osoase și articulare, Ed.Pim 2020, pg.9

4. Segerstrom SC, Miller GE, Psychological Stress and the Human Immune System: A Meta-Analytic Study of 30 Years of Inquiry, Psychol Bull. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2006 Feb 7.

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