Elsevier

Nutrition

Volume 93, January 2022, 111494
Nutrition

Editorial
Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements should not be used as pharmaceuticals to treat COVID-19

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Highlights

  • Plant derived nutraceuticals are widely used to prevent COVID-19

  • These compounds cannot be used as pharmaceuticals

  • These compounds are not therapic drugs against COVID-19

  • Phytochemicals activity is intertwined with flavonoids in food

  • Poor bioavailability and complex mechanisms are issues of concern

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Authorship statements

The paper was completely conceived and written by Salvatore Chirumbolo

Conceptualization: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Data curation: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Formal analysis. Salvatore Chirumbolo

Funding acquisition: NA

Investigation: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Methodology: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Project administration: NA

Resources: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Software: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Supervision: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Validation: Salvatore Chirumbolo

Visualization: Salvatore Chirumbolo

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