5 Ways Nutrition Could Help Your Immune System Fight Off Coronavirus

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Nutrition improvement helps to improve your immune system. Vitamins A, B, C, D, and E and iron, selenium, and zinc minerals are essential micronutrients in the fight against infection. Here is how these nutrients support our immune system. 

1. Vitamin A

Ways Nutrition Could Help Your Immune System Fight Off Coronavirus

Vitamin A maintains skin, respiratory and intestinal cell structure. This is a barrier and the first line of defense for your body. If a fighting infection were like a soccer game, your forward line would be vitamin A.

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In oily fish, egg yolks, cheese, tofu, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and legumes, we find vitamin A. In addition, plants contain beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A by your body.


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