Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities

IF 0.8 Q4 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition Pub Date : 2021-07-21 DOI:10.1080/16070658.2021.1951951

K. Morris, T. Puoane

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Abstract

The health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages, increase nutrient bioavailability in affordable staple foods and hence provide a way, in part, to alleviate malnutrition for food-insecure communities. In this way, immune defence and pathogen resilience of the food insecure could be enhanced so that they can better survive both COVID-19 and future threats.

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提高粮食不安全社区对严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型病毒和其他健康威胁的抵御能力

南非大多数人口的健康受到饥饿和微量营养素缺乏的严重威胁，免疫反应受损是一个真正的威胁，当前的严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型疫情突显了这一点。除其他优势外，传统的家庭食品加工技术可以提高负担得起的主食的营养生物利用度，从而在一定程度上缓解粮食不安全社区的营养不良。通过这种方式，可以增强粮食不安全人群的免疫防御和病原体抵御能力，使他们能够更好地抵御新冠肺炎和未来的威胁。

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South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition NUTRITION & DIETETICS-

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2.50

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： 1.The Journal accepts articles from all basic and applied areas of dietetics and human nutrition, including clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food science, food policy, food service management, nutrition policy and public health nutrition. 2.The Journal has a broad interpretation of the field of nutrition and recognizes that there are many factors that determine nutritional status and that need to be the subject of scientific investigation and reported in the Journal. 3.The Journal seeks to serve a broad readership and to provide information that will be useful to the scientific community, the academic community, government and non-government stakeholders in the nutrition field, policy makers and industry.