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Importance of #VitaminK in #COVID19. Vitamin's direct/indirect role on COVID 19 complications and disease outcome. @nathvani_ravi #nutrition
1. Helps in Blood Clotting, since many COVID cases found to have blood clotting issue due to cytokine storms.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
2. Vitamin K helps in Calcium Extraction from tissue, and thus helps in Immunological pathway of T cell activation along with Vitamin D.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…
3. Being an anti-imflammatory agents, Vitamin K helps in regulating many cytokine secretion
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
4. What are the natural food sources?
5. Video by @drbeen_medical on 'Vitamin K deficiency leads to poor outcome.
6. Study links better vitamin K status with improved COVID-19 outcomes.
nutritioninsight.com/news/study-lin…
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8 common FAQs during #COVID19: Thread

1. What to do if you are a close contact of COVID positive patient?

a. Self-quarantine for 14 days
b. Monitor Symptoms (Refer @CDCgov)
c. Get tested
d. Inform others you have met
e. Consult a physician.
2. What should diabetics do during this pandemic?

a. Take extra precautions
b. Check blood sugar levels regularly and increase the frequency in case of an active COVID-19 infection since any symptom can possibly flare up blood glucose levels.
c. Low carb diet, less stress
3. Is this a deadly virus?

It's like a flu virus. 80-85% have mild symptoms and treated at home. Mortality is only 2.5 to 3%. Deaths are majorly reported in older population and with comorbid conditions like hypertension, diabetes etc.
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Immunity and Nutrition: During #COVID19, immunity is the most used word. This thread will discuss:
1. Different types of #Immunity & how they work?
2. Role of protein, energy deficiency
3. Role of fatty acids
4. Role of obesity.
In next thread we will discuss Vitamins & Minerals.
1. Different type of immunity:
A. Innate immunity: 1st line of defense against foreign substances & pathogenic microorganisms. It is an immediate, nonspecific defense that does not involve immunologic memory of pathogens.
B. Adaptive immunity: Also called acquired immunity, a 2nd line of defense against pathogens, takes several days or weeks to fully develop. It involves antigen-specific responses & immunologic 'memory'. Faster and stronger because antigens are 'remembered.' B & T cells based.
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Thread: Mental Health During #COVID19: Growing stress, anxiety, stigma and fear are becoming more dangerous than the pandemic itself. We all are affected and need to cope with these. How? #Mentalhealth
A study of more than 2,000 employees conducted at the end of March and early April 2020 in Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and the US finds out:
1. STRESS: 65.9% of people report higher levels of stress since the outbreak
How to cope with Stress?
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