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World J Meta-Anal. Dec 28, 2020; 8(6): 435-446
Published online Dec 28, 2020. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i6.435
Published online Dec 28, 2020. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i6.435
COVID-19-associated stroke risk: Could nutrition and dietary patterns have a contributing role?
Melika Hajimohammadebrahim-Ketabforoush, Zahra Vahdat Shariatpanahi, Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 198161957, Iran
Mohammad Reza Shahmohammadi, Alireza Zali, Shohada Tajrish Comprehensive Neurosurgical Center of Excellence, Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 193954741, Iran
Author contributions: Hajimohammadebrahim-Ketabforoush M and Vahdat Shariatpanahi Z conceptualized and designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Hajimohammadebrahim-Ketabforoush M, Zali A and Shahmohammadi MR collected the data; Hajimohammadebrahim-Ketabforoush M and Vahdat Shariatpanahi Z interpreted the data and provided professional comments; Zali A and Shahmohammadi MR critically revised the manuscript for intellectual content and data accuracy; Hajimohammadebrahim-Ketabforoush M and Vahdat Shariatpanahi Z take responsibility for the paper’s final content; All of the authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors each declare having no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Zahra Vahdat Shariatpanahi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 3, Baran, West Arghavan, Farahzadi Blvd., Shahrak Qods, Tehran 198161957, Iran. nutritiondata@yahoo.com
Received: November 23, 2020
Peer-review started: November 23, 2020
First decision: December 12, 2020
Revised: December 27, 2020
Accepted: December 28, 2020
Article in press: December 28, 2020
Published online: December 28, 2020
Peer-review started: November 23, 2020
First decision: December 12, 2020
Revised: December 27, 2020
Accepted: December 28, 2020
Article in press: December 28, 2020
Published online: December 28, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be worse in older patients or individuals with comorbidities, having dangerous consequences, including stroke. COVID-19–associated stroke widely increases the risk of death from COVID-19. Previous literature has shown that healthy dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, some food groups, and specific micronutrients, reduce the risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Recently, healthy nutrition and certain nutrients or nutraceuticals reported to be effective in common relief functions in stroke and COVID-19 pathways. If growing studies confirm our hypothesis, it means that healthy nutrition could be a protective/preventive factor against COVID-19–associated stroke risk.