What to eat when you have COVID – and why reaching for the chicken soup is not a bad idea

  • Written by: Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Got COVID? Again?

Deciding what to eat can be mentally taxing, especially when you are not feeling well. However, our diet plays a role in preventing and managing poor health, including COVID.

Having a healthy diet is associated with a reduced risk of COVID. And, if you do have COVID, a healthy diet is associated with milder symptoms....


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