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The COVID-19 pandemic has had and continues to have major impact on public health. As our understanding of the virus has increased so has the research into how best to manage public health.
Sources of curated resources are available to support dietetic practice. NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health has collated a variety of COVID-19 Nutrition Resources (webinars, articles, blogs and publications) focused on prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
Nutrition, immunity and COVID-19
Review. Origination: UK
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: NO
Information Source: Peer-Reviewed Publications
Level of evidence: III
Avoidance of vitamin D deficiency to slow the COVID-19 pandemic
Review. Origination: USA
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: NO
Information Source: Peer-Reviewed Publications
Level of evidence: III
Optimisation of Vitamin D Status for Enhanced Immuno-protection against Covid-19; and also the summaries for the Healthcare Professionals and for the Public
Article. Origination: Ireland
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: MED
Ready for use in practice: NO
Information Source: Peer-Reviewed Publications
Level of evidence: III C
Vitamin D supplementation during social estrangement by COVID-19
Position Statement. Origination: Spain
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Peer-Reviewed Publications
Level of evidence: IV
Food and nutrition recommendations against the coronavirus crisis, with recommendations for healthy people who are in confinement, pregnant and nursing, people with mild symptomatology in COVID-19 and critical patients in ICU.
Position Paper. Origination: Spain
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Varied includes peer review publications
Level of evidence: IV
Eating well during COVID-19 general healthy eating advice
Advice, Origination: UK
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
Public infographics for older persons health
Advice, Origination: UK
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
Food system policy priorities and programmatic actions for healthy diets in the context of COVID-19
Policy Brief. Origination: FAO
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: NO
Information Source: Published grey literature
Level of evidence: V
Recommendations on Nutrition and COVID-19 is a guideline
Guideline. Origination: Turkey
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Published grey literature
Level of evidence: V
Guidelines on healthy eating during quarantine
Guideline. Origination: WHO
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
Food environments in COVID-19 pandemic: impacts and positive actions to deliver sustainable healthy diets for all
Recommendations. Origination: UN
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: NO
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Grey literature
Level of evidence: V
National Programme for Healthy Eating and the General Directorate of Health developed materials in the area of Food and Nutrition to inform the population (healthy people who are in confinement, pregnant and older people
Advice, Origination: Portugal
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
COVID-19 package to inform people on the relation between food & the pandemic:
Food & coronavirus: what you need to know?
7 tips to keep healthy while in isolation or quarantine;
10 tips to eat healthy during isolation or quarantine
Advice. Origination: EUFIC
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
Nutrition and excercise recommendations for the quarantine, proposed by the Greek Ministry of Health (General Secretary of Public Health,National Committee of Nutrition Policy) with the title “Stay home, stay fit, eat healthy“
Advice. Origination: Greece
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
Questions and Answers on COVID-19 and food safety.
Advice. Origination: DG SANTE
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Peer reviewed and grey literature
Level of evidence: V
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development:
Ready for use in practice:
Information Source:
Level of evidence: V
Advice for healthy shopping and eating during the pandemic
Advice. Origination: Hungary
Evidence Guide:
Systematic and transparent approach to development: LOW
Ready for use in practice: YES
Information Source: Unclear
Level of evidence: V
1 Systematic and transparent approach to development: low = no methods described; medium = short descriptions on methods, but we cannot replicate all steps and/or we are not sure that all evidence is retrieved; high = long and detailed description of methods and we have some certainty that all evidence is retrieved.
2Ready for use in practice: yes = the information is specific enough to guide the practice of dietitians; no = the information is more general and only informative
3Level of evidence: Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Evidence Level and Quality Guide.