DOI: 10.53524/lit.edt.978-65-995572-0-0/11
PALAVRAS CHAVE: COVID-19. Vitamina D. Desnutrição. Micronutrientes. Pandemia.
KEYWORDS: COVID-19. Vitamin D. Malnutrition. Micronutrient. Pandemia.
ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To identify, in the light of the scientific literature, the nutritional aspects and serum levels of vitamin D in the post-pandemic period of COVID-19. METHODS: This is a systematic observational review with a descriptive and qualitative approach. Scientific articles were included in English, Portuguese and Spanish, available online and in full-text format between the years 2018 to 2022. Descriptors extracted from DeCS and MeSH were used. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The coronavirus pandemic made it impossible for people to move freely during the first months of the spread of the disease, leading countries to adopt security measures such as social isolation of the population. As a result, many people stopped exposing themselves to the sun, hindering the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D. Malnutrition is associated with the worsening of diseases and worse prognosis, since micronutrients and macronutrients are essential for human metabolism. Studies have shown that many people infected with SARS-CoV-2, who had serum levels of vitamin D below the reference values, had a worse prognosis. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: However, it is still not possible to say whether vitamin D deficiency is a crucial factor for these prognoses in patients with COVID-19, requiring further studies on the subject.
Maria Laura de Brito Araújo
Celma de Sousa Carvalho
Dallynne Bárbara Ramos Venancio
Deigiane de Lima Rocha
Guilherme Monteiro Cunha
Iara de Souza Coelho
Isla Nathanaelly Silva Pereira Sousa
Maria Cecília Ferreira dos Santos de Santana
Raimundo Azevedo Vilarouca Neto
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