Current Evidence on Vitamin C, D, and Zinc Supplementation for COVID-19 Prevention and/or Treatment

Andrea Giacalone; Luca Marin; Massimiliano Febbi; Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone

doi:10.29333/ejgm/11099

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Andrea Giacalone ¹ ^* , Luca Marin ², Massimiliano Febbi ², Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone ³ ^*

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¹ University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Industrial Engineering, Rome, ITALY² Asomi College of Sciences, Department of Research, Marsa, MALTA³ Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, BRAZIL^* Corresponding Author

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In this article, we discuss current evidence on some of the dietary supplements that have been most commonly used for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and/or treatment, including vitamin C, vitamin D, and zinc.

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COVID-19
pandemics
ascorbic acid
vitamin D
zinc

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Giacalone A, Marin L, Febbi M, Tovani-Palone MR. Current Evidence on Vitamin C, D, and Zinc Supplementation for COVID-19 Prevention and/or Treatment. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2021;18(5):em311. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11099

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Giacalone, A., Marin, L., Febbi, M., & Tovani-Palone, M. R. (2021). Current Evidence on Vitamin C, D, and Zinc Supplementation for COVID-19 Prevention and/or Treatment. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 18(5), em311. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11099

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Giacalone A, Marin L, Febbi M, Tovani-Palone MR. Current Evidence on Vitamin C, D, and Zinc Supplementation for COVID-19 Prevention and/or Treatment. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2021;18(5), em311. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11099

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Giacalone, Andrea, Luca Marin, Massimiliano Febbi, and Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone. "Current Evidence on Vitamin C, D, and Zinc Supplementation for COVID-19 Prevention and/or Treatment". Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2021 18 no. 5 (2021): em311. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11099

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Giacalone, A., Marin, L., Febbi, M., and Tovani-Palone, M. R. (2021). Current Evidence on Vitamin C, D, and Zinc Supplementation for COVID-19 Prevention and/or Treatment. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 18(5), em311. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11099

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Giacalone, Andrea et al. "Current Evidence on Vitamin C, D, and Zinc Supplementation for COVID-19 Prevention and/or Treatment". Electronic Journal of General Medicine, vol. 18, no. 5, 2021, em311. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/11099