Vitamins to take during and after infection with "Covid-19"

Nutrition genetics specialist Dr. Andrei Zolotarov revealed in an interview with Radio "Sputnik" that vitamins and minerals are among the necessary components of the diet, and their deficiency leads to a deterioration in the health status and various diseases.

It is very vital when the body is weak due to disease.

But at the same time, there is no reliable data on the effect of these vitamins and minerals on the course of "Covid-19", as stated by the "RT" website in Arabic.

And Dr. Andrei Zolotaryov explained, "We cannot recommend the compulsory use or prohibition of vitamins and minerals during the treatment period of "Covid-19", although we note cases of prescribing vitamins C, vitamin D, selenium and zinc to patients. But there are no statistical data confirming that they help recovery. quickly from illness.

He added that in some cases, vitamins can help speed up rehabilitation after recovering from "Covid-19".

"We must understand that there is no 'standard' concept of rehabilitation," he said, because post-Covid-19 syndrome differs from one patient to another. The new coronavirus damages weak parts of the body. If we talk about a person's vitamin deficiency before he contracted the disease, Of course he has to take it to recover quickly."

He concluded, "One of the options for post-Covid-19 syndrome in the event of a high blood sugar level requires the use of mineral supplements to control the sugar level. There are also cases of iron deficiency, and in this case, vitamin D and medications containing easy iron should be taken." absorption".