Vegetarian Diet May Help Reduce Risk, Severity Of COVID-19 Infection: Study

Based on their study findings, researchers recommend a diet high in vegetables, legumes, and nuts, and low in dairy products and meat to ward off COVID-19 infection. (Credit: pixabay/ JerzyGorecki)

Researchers have found an interesting link between a vegetarian diet and a reduced risk of COVID-19 infection.

A study, published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health, suggests that people on a predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diet are at a lower risk (39%) of getting COVID-19 infection compared to omnivores. The severity of infection was also less in them.