As per a study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University, drinking a cup of coffee per day may reduce the chances of contracting COVID-19. It says one or more cups of coffee per day can reduce the risk of catching COVID-19 by as much as 10 percent.
In comparison to people who do not drink coffee, people taking a daily dose of the caffeine drink have lesser chances of a severe COVID-19 infection. It says, “Coffee consumption favourably correlates with inflammatory biomarkers such as CRP, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumour necrosis factor I (TNF-I), which are also associated with Covid-19 severity and mortality.”
The Northwestern University study further adds, "Coffee consumption has also been associated with lower risk of pneumonia in elderly. Taken together, an immunoprotective effect of coffee against Covid-19 is plausible and merits further investigation."
The study evaluated data of 40,000 adults in the UK Biobank. The study analysed correlation between dietary routine and COVID-19 infection.
The study also suggests that eating more vegetables and less processed meat also works favourably to reduce risk of contracting COVID-19.
The research said, "Our results support the hypothesis that nutritional factors may influence distinct aspects of the immune system, hence susceptibility to COVID-19. Encouraging adherence to certain nutritional behaviours (eg, increasing vegetable intake and reducing processed meat intake) may be an additional tool to existing COVID-19 protection guidelines to limit the spread of this virus.”
While the findings need independent confirmation, the authors of the study floated the idea of specific diet behaviour as an additional factor that needs to be added to the current tools to counter COVID-19.
