COVID risk is still high. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the disease, as 10,000 deaths have been reported in December due to the recent wave of infection fueled by JN.1 variant, a type of BA.2.86 Omicron variant. In view of the rising threat of COVID, researchers have been working to understand the emerging variants and how the human body can keep itself safe from the viruses. One such study is about the role of a plant-based diet on COVID. A study by researchers from the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil has found that people following a largely plant-based or vegetarian diet are 39 per cent less likely to get infected with COVID.
The study published in the "British Medical Journal Nutrition Prevention & Health" has found that those who consumed meat more than three times a week reported a "significantly higher" incidence of COVID-19 than those dependent on plant-based or vegetarian diets.
