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Rohit Bhatia
Hi, My Name is Rohit, I am a Science policy and science communication enthusiast with a PhD degree in chemical science and post-doctoral experience in Nutraceutical product development. Here I will try to decode complex science in simple words so that people can understand science better.
Hi All, in the first episode of this series, I discussed with you about the myth of boosting one’s immunity, how our immune system works, and how we can keep our immune system healthy to fight infection by eating a balanced diet. As promised in the first episode, I discussed various dietary resources that one can include in their daily diet in a balanced way to keep one’s immune system healthy.
I like to remind you to take nutrients discussed in this episode in a balanced amount. As the deficiency of one or more of these nutrients can increase the frequency and severity of infections, secondly, some of these nutrients in excess can increase susceptibility to infections. Therefore, a balanced diet is key!
Below is a list of scientific papers which I used for developing this episode, you can go through them for more details:
Raina Gay. The Effects of Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12 on Immune Function,https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1523-5408.2001.00142.x
Mikkelsen K, The effects of vitamin B on the immune/cytokine network and their involvement in depression,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28041597
Tamura J.Immunomodulation by vitamin B12: augmentation of CD8+ T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cell activity in vitamin B12-deficient patients by methyl-B12 treatment.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10209501
Davood Jafari.Vitamin C and the Immune System,https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-16073-9_5
Giulia Bivona.The immunological implication of the new vitamin D metabolism, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6305614/
Ga Young Lee.The Role of Vitamin E in Immunity,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6266234/
Percival SS.Copper and immunity.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9587153
This episode is the Hindi Version of my earlier episode on "COVID & Nutrition" for a better understanding dedicated to the general public at large. In this episode I discussed immunity and how a balanced diet plays a role in maintaining proper immune levels. This episode will help Hindi speaking public to understand what is immunity, role of a balanced diet, and WHO Nutrition advice for adults during COVID -19 in simpler terms.
In this episode we discuss about importance of nutrition in time of COVID-19 to maintain healthy Immune system.