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People continue to find ways to create new versions of already-existing diets. For example, the high-fat keto diet includes Dirty Keto, Lazy Keto, and Clean Ketojust to name a few. And now, there's a plant-based vegan diet called Dirty Vegan.

The vegan diet excludes all animal products from your diet: seafood, eggs, dairy, meat, and poultry. However, some vegans also refrain from table sugar, which is sometimes processed with bone char.

The vegan diet is fairly restrictive and is considered a lifestyle for many followers, says Melanie Boehmer, R.D. at Lenox Hill Hospital.

The term refers to two variations of the plant-based diet, according to Boehmer. The first refers to mainly processed foods that mimic animal-based meals. For example, pepperoni and cheese pizza, buffalo wings, and fried chicken could be deemed "dirty vegan" foods.

The phrase is also used as a name for people who sometimes eat animal products. Actress Lisa Rinna popularized this term during an interview with People magazine.

I tend to call myself a dirty vegan. Im mostly plant-based but if I do need to eat some meat, Ill have it," Rinna told the outlet.

Probably notif we're talking about a diet high in vegan cookies, fried foods, and fake meats.

"I wouldnt advise having heavily processed foodperiod," says Boehmer.

She recommends asking yourselfwithout judgementwhy you prefer vegan products dressed up as animal-based dishes. This can help you uncover your true desires for adopting the approach, she says. For example, maybe you love steak but want to eat less animal products for environmental reasons. If that's you, be sure to eat a wide variety of whole foods to make sure you're getting enough nutrients.

Or maybe you're following a vegan diet because you think it helps with weight loss. If that's the case, it's possible to reach your goals without restricting any foods.

Before switching up your diet, Boehmer suggests thinking about why you want to go vegan.

"You have the ability to make this beautiful plate full of flavors and colors [on the vegan diet]. It can be a nutrition bomb in the best way," she says.

That said, occasionally foregoing animal products can be a good option if you're not replacing well-balanced meals with less nutritious options.

For example, a grilled chicken sandwich on whole wheat is perfectly healthy. Replacing that with a plate of deep fried faux cheese may not be the best idea.

People who live for steak and burgers may want to start by eating one plant-based meal a week, says Boehmer.

Think about your favorite recipes and how to make simple swaps. If your typical dinner includes steak, potatoes, and asparagus, simply replace the beef. Boehmer suggests adding a side salad that includes seasonal vegetables and a healthy fat. Or, try a bean-based pasta for a boost of protein.

She recommends avoiding complicated recipes, which provide a barrier to success.

"If you make this easy for yourself, then its going to be easy," says Boehmer.

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Eat to look good and feel even better? Well thats a bright idea I couldnt resist putting to the test when the new healthy meal delivery service Eat Sunny offered to send me a week of meals to try!

The service, which currently delivers to Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Hamptons, offers two plans (each with three meals and a snack per day): vegetarian and flexitarian, which combines plant-based eating with some lean animal protein. I signed up for veg, as I currently eat about 80% plant-based and am looking for inventive ways to cut out meat.

Full disclosure: At first, I jumped at the chance to take a break from the constant cooking Ive been doing in lockdown, but each dish proved to be beyond my expectations and more wildly delicious than the next. My first breakfast was a gluten-free Sweet Potato Oat Waffle, which came with strawberries and a confetti of goji berries. Other faves include the Spinach and Sunchoke Salad, Loaded Scrambled Eggs (think kale, zucchini, mushrooms, basil and avo with perfectly cooked egg whites), a bountiful Cauliflower Fried Rice with Tofu and a dinner simply labelled Spaghetti Squash with Sauce that was studded with eggplant, seriously spiced with red chilis and contained a bit of sesame butter for texture as well as nutrients which has me rethinking my Carbone spicy rigatoni addiction.

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Interestingly, the dishes, which come in plentiful portions, also contain boosters like keratin (known to spur stronger hair and nail growth), adaptogens like maca meant to balance hormones and pearl powder to encourage glowing skin. Ingredients are noted on each dish, and the nutritional and beauty benefits are clearly explained. Whats not listed? Calories.

I throw a bunch of these supplement powders into my usual morning smoothies, but a funny thing happened as my week of consuming only Eat Sunny continued: I felt less bloated and had zero of my typical acid reflux. So, I leaned in to my vegetarian diet and took a deep dive into the hows and whys of Eat Sunny.

Brand co-founder and CEO Tatiana Boncompagni is a longtime friend and fellow beauty writer and editor. She has a history of expertise in covering wellness and is even a certified personal trainer and holistic health coach. She sat down with me to chat about her new baby.

Us Weekly: How does this meal plan differ from others out there, like, say, Sakara?

Boncompagni: I love this question, because I truly believe that we are different than other meal delivery services out there. First, we are the first body-positive meal delivery service. We dont believe in dieting or that you have to look a certain way to be an Eat Sunny customer. Second, our organic meals are made to be satisfying. We do that by balancing the carbs, proteins and fats following the principles of the Mediterranean diet, which is loaded with high-antioxidant vegetables and using slow-digesting ingredients like fiber-full whole grains, lean animal and plant-based proteins and unsaturated, Omega-3-rich fats. Third, we are not vegan or just vegetarian but offer a flexitarian plan for those who feel best when they are eating a little protein. And last, we spoon in the superfood, anti-inflammatory powders and spices collagen, biotin, pearl, maca, turmeric, cinnamon, spirulina, amla berry so you dont have to take them separately. The idea is that we are showing you a way to eat thats sustainable (not a crash diet) so whether you are ordering from us regularly or taking away what we teach you you can maintain this nutritional approach for the long-term, because health is habit.

Us Weekly: As a fitness and wellness lifestyle expert, how do you think food plays a role in daily life?

Boncompagni: If you are trying to get healthier the easiest and fastest way to improve your wellbeing is through food. As a personal trainer and holistic health coach, the one thing I say to my clients to help them differentiate between what a change in diet vs new exercise program to do for them is this: What is on your plate determines your dress size, what you do in the gym determines how good you look in that dress. I believe bodies can be beautiful at any size and shape, but if you want to change your shape, you can do that through exercise, but if you want to change your size, you should focus on your nutrition.

I really created Eat Sunny for people who are having difficulty kickstarting healthy habits either because they dont know how to get started or because they dont have time to cook or simply dont enjoy it. My mission is to make it easier to hit your wellness goals to feed your confidence, make life easier, enhance your immunity (which is so important right now) and your natural beauty.

Us Weekly: Is there a reason why you chose not to include calorie counts?

Boncompagni: We decided not to include calorie counts on the meals because we dont want our customers to think about calories, and more specifically, restriction or diet. Diets dont work and a lot of them fuel the negative self-talk a lot of us in engage in when we eat, so we cant even be fully present and take the pleasure from our food that we should. We want our consumer to focus, instead, on the wonderful nutrition they are giving their bodies, that they are honoring themselves with, and how great the food tastes. That said, its a completely legitimate question as correct portioning is very important to feeling and looking our best so we make the meals so that they fall around 400 calories each, some are a little more, some a little less. None are over 500 calories. The total calorie count of a given day of food is give or take 1400 calories.

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So how did it measure up? At the end of my five days of indulging in Eat Sunny, I can honestly say that I felt fully satisfied from every meal there was only one dish that was a clunker for me, but I must admit that with my own cooking during self-isolation, there have been more than one recipe each week that fell flat! As for the glowing skin and boosted immunity, as with all supplements, Id need longer to evaluate effects, but as one who chews gummy supplements for dessert, Im all for healthy additions.

Scroll through to see some of my favorite meals, and check out more about Eat Sunny, including meal plans, delivery schedules and costs here!

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A recent observational study examined the links between markers of heart health and 3 types of diets and concluded that plant based diets which are rich in fruits and vegetables are associated with better heart health.

The three types of diets were : a typical Western diet, the DASH diet, and a fruit and vegetable rich diet. The DASH diet was developed by nutritional specialists affiliated with NIH, and on the whole it favors intake of low fat dairy, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, fish, and poultry over red meats and fatty, sugary, or salty foods.

Findings from this study were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, and the analysis draws on data from the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Trial that assessed effects of specially designed diets on blood pressure in comparison to other types of diets.

Data was analyzed from three randomly assigned groups of participants from the DASH trials involving 326 participants that had followed one of the three diets for a period of 8 weeks. Mean age was 54.2 years, and none of the participants had preexisting cardiovascular conditions.

Participants' serum samples were collected after a 12 hours fast before the study started and then again at the end of the 8 week study period. Serum biomarkers that were assessed included: high sensitivity cardiac troponin 1, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, and high sensitivity C-reactive protein.

Troponin helps to regulate contractions of heart muscle, elevated levels can indicate heart damage. Elevated levels of C-reactive protein can indicate inflammation, and elevated levels of pro-B-type natriuretic peptides can be a marker of heart failure.

Those who followed the DASH diet or the fruit/veggies rich diet were found to have had significantly lower concentrations of the biomarkers troponin and pro-B-type natriuretic peptide than those following a typical American diet after assessing both sets of serum samples.

The researchers suggest that their findings indicate better heart health in those two groups, and that the levels of the biomarkers did not differ among those who had followed either of the plant based rich diets. However, levels of C-reactive protein were not affected by any of the three diets.

It is not clear which aspects of the plant based diets may have benefited heart health. The authors write: Our study suggests that dietary features common to both the DASH and fruit-and-vegetable diets, including but not limited to higher potassium, magnesium, and fiber content, may be causative factors. Further research is needed to confirm whether similar diets can improve cardiac function in adults with established heart failure.

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Each spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-coloured into the bins to be soaked up glowing, when you pray to the nine planets for love and luck.

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As we wait around for a vaccine to solve our pandemic, the best thing we can do individually right now is wash our hands, interact cautiously and boost our immunity through good exercise and diet. One small ingredient that we can almost surreptitiously add to our diet is a bright yellow coloured one known as turmeric. Recommended by both Western medicine and Ayurvedic practices, this yellow spice has many therapeutic and healing purposes. Here are three main health benefits of turmeric to consider, followed by how to incorporate them into your diet.

Dry Turmeric contains curcuminiods, compounds which have a powerful anti-inflammatory effect to help the body fight bacteria and viruses. Curcumin is often used as a medical herb for this reason, in addition to its antioxidant, antimutagenic, antimicrobial and anticancer properties. Several ailments can be alleviated through turmeric's anti-inflammation benefit, and that includes various chronic pains, infections and degenerative eye conditions.

Turmeric also contains compounds that generate antioxidants activities that can protect your body from free radicals. Free radicals, in excess, can cause oxidative stress, which damages cells, contributing to ageing. Compounds in turmeric can effectively block out free radicals and stimulate the bodys antioxidant enzymes.

Back to that compound, curcumincurcumin is so powerful that it can increase the brains level of BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor). Brain disorders, such as depression and Alzheimer's, are linked to the decrease in the hormone. Turmeric is therefore effective in delaying and reversing many brain diseases, especially those that are age-related.

These are just some of the benefits which you can gain from Turmeric. With its extraordinary ingredients, people often add it to their daily cooking. Here are some ways you can use turmeric as an ingredient for cooking. For those who love drinking smoothies, you could blend turmeric into it to spice up your smoothie. Or you can also simmer it with coconut milk, ginger, cinnamon, and honey, AKA whats known as a turmeric latte. For rice lovers, just add this bright yellow powder into your rice to fancy up your ordinary dish. One of the common ways to use this majestic herb is by using it in soup for boosting vitamins and nutritions. Turmeric can also be roasted with vegetables or add into the scrambled egg, or tofu for a vegan scramble option.

Tatler Tip: Pepper improves the bioavailability of turmeric, making it more effective.

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It's safe to say that Sue Bird is a basketball legend. With three WNBA championships, four Olympic gold medals, and two decades as the Seattle Storm's point guard, the 11-time All-Starnow 39is still at the top of her game. (She's even hosting the reimagined virtual ESPYS in June.)

Keeping her game (and body) this strong has taken work, though. In fact,Sue completely overhauled her diet about five years ago.

"Basically, I took a little bit of a dip in my career," she tells Women's Health. "Physically, I wasn't where I needed to be in order to play at a high level. I could feel it, and I think everybody could see it in my game. I wanted to do whatever I could to try to turn it around and nutrition was was a big part of that."

And turn it around she did. "I met with a nutritionist, who had me jot down what I was eating for the whole month," she says. "Then, he built a plan for me, all centered around having energy, fueling for workouts, and recovering from workouts." (Read: CARBS.)

Sue then went on to won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2016 Olympics and a WNBA championship with the Seattle Storm in 2018.

Five years later, she still follows that eating plan. (Clearly it's working!) Here's exactly what Sue eats in a day.

Sue is all about the first meal of the day. "Breakfast is my favorite meal so I literally never miss it," she tells Women's Health. "I will wake up an hour early if it means I can get breakfast in."

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Honestly, I'd set my alarm extra early for Bird's morning meal, too. "I'm obsessed with egg sandwiches," Sue explains. Depending on what she has on-hand, Sue usually adds two eggs, sauted onions, and leafy greens (like spinach or kale) to a gluten-free English muffin or bagel.

"I recently found out I have a small gluten allergy, so during the season, I try to go 100-percent gluten-free," Sue says. (She doesn't have celiac, though, so she doesn't stress about nibbling on a bit of gluten here and there in the off-season.)

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Of course, this Seattleite's breakfast isn't complete without a cup of joe. "Obviously I've got coffee in there," Sue adds. "I don't do dairy, so I put in a little bit of almond milk or oat milk in my coffee."

Sometime after breakfast, Sue usually gets her sweat sesh, so she's worked up an appetite by mid-day. "I make sure I get a protein, a carb, and a veggie in there," she says. That leaves a lot of room for variety. "Lunch could be a salad, a sandwich, or anything in between," she adds.

What exactly she eats, depends on her mood. "Living in Seattle, I have some amazing options," Sue tells Women's Health. "There's a sandwich spot called Homegrown, and it's really easy just to call them, scoop up my sandwich, and head home."

Every now and then, though, Sue treats herself to a bowl of ramen or pizza. "I think if you're gonna have a cheat meal, right after a workout is a good time to do it," she says.

When she travels for games, Sue has to be flexible with her eatingbut she has a couple of tried-and-true strategies. "When I'm on the road, I look for Asian places because they usually have rice bowls," she explains. "I just tell them no sauce."

Another on-the-go go-to for Sue: veggie- and protein-topped rice bowls from salad shops like sweetgreen.

Between lunch and dinner, Sue often snacks on fruit (she especially loves strawberries and pineapple) or beef jerky.

Her other go-to snack: non-dairy ice cream. "At Pressed Juicery, they have this thing called a Freeze that's as close as you can get to ice cream without it actually being ice cream," she says. (This plant-based soft-serve is made from fruits, nuts, and vegetables.)

When she has time, Sue also makes zucchini muffins from Shalane Flanagan's Run Fast. Eat Slow. cookbook. "They're great for a midday snack, or even a little something before a workout."

On game days, Sue adds extra coffee and carbs into the mix. "I have a small little cup of coffee, usually when I'm driving to the game from home or on the bus to the game," she says.

Then, she shakes up a bottle-full of Vitargo, a powdered, fast-acting carb supplement. "I drink it, like 30 minutes before the game, and boom, it kicks in," she says. "I'll make a full shaker bottle of it and drink half before the game and the rest at halftime."

By dinnertime, Sue gets a bit more selective with her carbs. "Carbs are a huge part of fueling up for workouts and recovering after," she explains. "And though I don't really avoid white carbs during the day, I do at night."

In the evening, Sue opts for carbs like sweet potatoes and squash. She pairs them with veggies and whatever protein she's in the mood for. "Usually, it's chicken or fish," she says. "I don't eat a ton of red meat."

Recently, Sue got on the Instant Pot trainand it's been a go-to for quick dinners, like curries with cauliflower rice. "We've definitely gotten a little creative with it," Sue says. "I'm sure there are a billion recipes and we've only just scratched the surface, so it's kind of fun." (By "we," she means her girlfriendand equally badass athletepro soccer player, Megan Rapinoe.)

Most nights, Sue keeps dessert super healthy with a little more fruit. "That's kind of like the cap to the night," she says.

When she's feeling a treat, though, Sue goes for warm cookies, ice cream, or brownies. "I eat 80-percent on-plan and leave 20 percent to eat what I like," she says. "Food is comforting and enjoyable, and you need space for that."

Though Sue doesn't drink much on weekdays or during the WNBA season, (maybe one drink a week, max), she leaves room for cocktails and wine on the weekends.

Recently, Sue and Megan started sharing their Saturday-night drinks in their new Instagram Live show, A Touch More. "It started off as 'let's go online, drink some drinks, and see what happens.' Now, it's actually turned into a little show with guests."

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Usually, though, "I save the alcohol for when I'm with friends or going to a really nice dinner with a great wine selection," Sue says. (She'll have a glass of red, please!)

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Eat good fats

Dr Michael Mosley says: Snack on a small handful of nuts five times a week. The best type are almonds and pecans. Olive oil is rich in a substance called oleic acid, which, like eating fibre, has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect.

So splashing olive oil on your salad or vegetables is really good. Olive oil has also been linked to weight loss as well as lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of heart disease.

While nuts are a very healthy source of fat, portion control should be maintained in order to benefit from eating them. Around 50g is a standard portion size when it comes to nuts like almonds.

Eat some protein

Incorporating a high level of protein into your diet is crucial when weight loss is your aim.

Dr Michael Mosley says: Eat legumes four times a week. Legumes are things like kidney beans, lima beans or lentils. Like vegetables they are rich in all sorts of vitamins and mineralsYou can also eat red meat or chicken once a week.

Protein sources will also help you keep fuller for longer which will hopefully mean your overall calorie intake will be reduced, in turn, helping you lose weight.

Eat more plants

Dr Michael Mosley advises to eat leafy greens six or more times a week. Leafy greens include kale, spinach or lettuce and these food groups have been linked to weight loss.

They have several properties that make them perfect for a weight loss diet, such as being low in calories and carbohydrates but being loaded with fibre.

Fibre can increase the feeling of fullness which can help you lose weight because you will be less hungry to consume other calories.

Eat less sugar

Like with any diet, high levels of sugar will not help assist you on your weight loss journey.

Dr Mosley explains how foods rich in sugar arent only bad for your teeth, they are bad for your waistline too.

He says: This is partly because these foods are horribly addictive (once Ive started on a bar of chocolate or a packet of biscuits I just cant stop until they are all gone), which means we go on eating long after we know we should stop.

Unless you do lots of exercise, all those excess calories will be laid down as fat around your waist.

While this diet is recognised as one of the healthiest forms of dieting, it can take some time for weight loss results to show.

Therefore in order to see the best results, it should be followed alongside regular exercise.

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Seafood, like salmon, is a staple in the pescatarian diet.

There's a war raging in the health and wellness world that doesn't look like it will end anytime soon. The fight over whether meat or animal-based food products are actually good for you or not has been a long one. But given that the science and expert advice on the topic is so mixed, you might be interested in an eating style that gives you the best of both worlds and allows some non-plant based, but also non-meat protein sources. Enter the pescatarian diet.

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A pescatarian diet is an eating style that looks similar to a vegetarian diet, except most pescatarians eat fish. "Pescatarianism is essentially veganism, or in other words, an entirely plant-based approach, but the only animal protein consumed is fish," Kylene Bogden, Registered Dietician and Wellness Advisor for Love Wellness tells CNET. However, some also include dairy and eggs, but it depends on the person's preference.

The pescatarian diet is appealing to many people since one of the main concerns surrounding veganism and vegetarian diets is that you often can't get enough complete protein from plants. Most plants do not contain the nine essential amino acids that are found in animal protein and seafood that constitute a "complete" protein. So the pescatarian diet excludes all forms of meat including red meat, chicken, turkey and pork but you can include any type of seafood, such as salmon, tilapia, shrimp or oysters.

In general, adding more plants and less processed foods into your diet provides many benefits like less inflammationand a lower risk for chronic health conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

Fish contains omega-3 fatty acids which health experts say support heart health, among other benefits. According to an American Heart Association science advisory including as little as 1-2 meals with seafood per week can reduce your risk for congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, stroke and sudden cardiac death. They also stress that these benefits can occur when replacing less healthy meals with fish or seafood.

Studies show that diets with more seafood can have a positive effect on heart health.

Studies also show that people who consume more omega-3 fatty acids, like those found in fish, can experience less depression and anxiety. According to Harvard Health, this may be because the human brain contains a high amount of fatty acids. So researchers guess that when the brain has less of those fats available, it may result in health issues that affect the brain like anxiety, depression or even Parkinson's Disease.

A diet rich in fruits, veggies, and seafood is shown to help lower the risk for diabetes.

Plant-based, vegetarian and pescatarian diets were shown to protect people against obesity and type 2 diabetes in one study published in Diabetes Care.In the study, researchers measured BMI of vegetarians, vegetarians that eat eggs and pescatarians. They found that vegetarians had the lowest risk for diabetes and a lower body mass index (BMI). Pescatarian's BMI were also lower than their meat-eating counterparts.

No matter what your health goals, some people simply feel better when they eat more plants and less meat and rely on seafood as their main protein source."Many individuals feel well eating an abundance of plants with a small amount of animal protein that is easily digested such as fish hence why many choose the approach," Bogden says.

One benefit of the pescatarian diet is that it's really flexible and you can adapt it to your tastes and preferences. There are no "rules" or guidelines other than the kinds of protein you eat and it's up to you if you'd like to include dairy products like cheese or yogurt and eggs.

If you have other goals, like losing weight or gaining muscle for example, you may need to consult a nutritionist on the exact amounts of food and macronutrient ratios that will help you reach those goals.

Types of food you can eat on the pescatarian diet:

Depending on your preference:

Certain types of fish are more likely to have high levels of mercury than others.

When adopting a diet rich in fish and seafood, some people are concerned about consuming the mercury that is found in some fish. Too much mercury in someone's diet can result inmercury toxicity, although the risk is considered low. "Mercury toxicity is a very real issue, but at the same time, is only an issue if an abundance of poor quality, farm raised fish is consumed," Bogden says.

Luckily, not all fish contain the same amount of mercury -- just be mindful of what you're eating to reduce your exposure to it. Here are the guidelines for reducing risk according to Seafood Health Facts:

Fish with high levels of mercury to avoid:

Commonly eaten seafood low in mercury:

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Researchers from the genomics companyLeucine Rich Bio and theRajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, in India,point out that the presence of SARS Cov2 RNA in the stool of some patients and diarrhoea in others suggests suggests a link between the lung and the intestine.

Their research review,published in'Virus Research',argues that in addition to current therapies, the patient's gut microbiota should be profiled and an effective diet recommended including specialised pre- and probiotics such as FOS, GOS and various lactobacilli strains to improve gut dysbiosis and 'thereby improving overall immune response in such patients'.

"This can be done by profiling gut microbiota of the individual patients and recommending effective diet including specialised pre/probiotics such as FOS, GOS and various lactobacilli strains to improve gut dysbiosis and thereby improving overall immune response in such patients. This may improve and fasten recovery in patients especially the elderly and the immune-compromised who are infected with SARS-Cov2 virus."

"Another line of action may be to prophylactically provide specialised supplements including prebiotics, probiotics to care givers who are in the front line in tackling this disease. Thus, effective nutritional strategy and specific functional foods aiming at the microbiota for specific population group may be the need of the hour."

Their recommendations are based on intelligence that elderly, immune-compromised patients and patients with other co-morbidities like type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disorders fare poorly in combating Covid-19 and that a general imbalance of gut microbiota called dysbiosis is implicated in such patients and the elderly.

The report states: "Interestingly, it is known that in murine models, removal of certain gut bacteria by antibiotic leads to increased susceptibility to influenza virus infection in lungs.Also, several bacterial metabolites and bacterial fragments can modulate lung immune response. So, it is quite a possibility that gut dysbiosis may be influencing the clinical manifestation in Covid-19 as well. Microbial action on dietary fibre is known to increase short chain fatty acidsin blood thereby protecting against allergic inflammation in the lungs.

"In fact, prebiotics such as wheat bran and fructo-oligosachharides (Fos), galactosachharides (Gos) are known to increase butyrate levels thereby reducing inflammation and improving conditions in asthma and cystic fibrosis.

"Mice model studies have shown that introduction of probiotic bacteria likeLactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium lactisandBifidobacterium brevecan down regulate allergic response. Likewise, administration ofLactobacillus casei ShirotaorLactobacillus rhamnosusGG in cystic fibrosis patients leads to improvement in their conditions."

They conclude that, since gut microbiota is malleable and is modulated by diet as well as prebiotic and probiotic supplements, it is 'imperative' that personalised diet strategies are implemented as a supplement to current routine therapies.

They say that further research into the effect of Covid-19 on the gut microbiota profile, and vice versa, is needed.

A team of scientists fromHong Kong recently carried out a pilot study investigating changes in the faecal microbiomes of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection during hospitalisation and associations with severity and faecal shedding of virus.

The team performed shotgun metagenomic sequencing analyses of faecal samples from 15 patients with COVID-19, from February 5 through March 17, 2020.

Faecal samples were collected two or three times per week from time of hospitalisation until discharge; disease was categorized as mild (no radiographic evidence of pneumonia), moderate (pneumonia was present), severe (respiratory rate 30/min, or oxygen saturation 93% when breathing ambient air), or critical (respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, shock, or organ failure requiring intensive care). They then compared the microbiome data with those from six subjects with community-acquired pneumonia and 15 healthy individuals (controls) and assessed gut microbiome profiles in association with disease severity and changes in faecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2.

Their results revealed that patients with COVID-19 had significant alterations in faecal microbiomes compared with controls, characterised by enrichment of opportunistic pathogens and depletion of beneficial commensals, throughout hospitalisation.

Specifically, the report states:"Depleted symbionts and gut dysbiosis persisted even after clearance of SARS-CoV-2 (determined from throat swabs) and resolution of respiratory symptoms. The baseline abundance of Coprobacillus, Clostridium ramosum, and Clostridium hathewayi correlated with COVID-19 severity; there was an inverse correlation between abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (an anti-inflammatory bacterium) and disease severity.

"Over the course of hospitalisation, Bacteroides dorei, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides massiliensis, and Bacteroides ovatus, which downregulate expression of ACE2 in murine gut, correlated inversely with SARS-CoV-2 load in faecal samples from patients."

The study authors conclude that strategies to alter the intestinal microbiota might reduce disease severity.

The two new papers come hot on the heals of NutraIngredients' article revealing that the UKs most prominent scientists are asking the countrys health secretary Matt Hancock to assess the role of the gut microbiome in coronavirus citing evidence that points to its impact on susceptibility and recovery from the disease.

Authored by professor Glenn Gibson and Dr Gemma Walton from the university of Reading, along with Nottingham Trent universitys Dr Kirsty Hunter, thestatementcalls forattention to be given to emerging but convincing evidence that gut health may be related to COVID-19.

In discussing how to improve gastrointestinal health, the statement highlights the role of probiotics and prebiotics with references to their efficacy in reducing the incidence and duration of common upper respiratory tract infections.

Some probiotics and prebiotics work by regulating immunity, including anti-inflammatory properties. Other mechanisms of effect include enhancement of the intestinal epithelial barrier competition with pathogens, acidification of the gut and adhesion to the intestinal epithelium.

At the present time, it is the case that no probiotics nor prebiotics have been shown to better manage the symptoms associated with COVID-19, and research is ongoing.

However, not everyone was supportive of this part of the statement. Writing on Twitter,Mike Coxsays,As a UK microbiome researcher and one specialising in respiratory disease I find it hard to express how irresponsible I think it is to suggest that probiotics or prebiotics should be even considered to be part of treatment for COVID-19. I am appalled the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) would suggest this.

He goes on:The letter is in no way measured, there have beencasesof probiotics causing sepsis in ICU patients.

Theworkomitted from the lead author of the letter's review on the topic titled"Using probiotics to flatten the curve,"reveals to me the motivation of the letter is not careful gut microbiome research, but simple probiotics to the exclusion of reasoned research.

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Heather and Terry Dubrow are back with a new eating regimen! The couples latest creation, The Dubrow Keto Fusion Diet, which is both a book and a nutrition plan, draws on the best parts of the ketogenic diet and interval eating to provide secrets to weight loss success.

We have a new diet book thats called The Dubrow Keto Fusion Diet that mixes the best of the two top diets, which are intermittent fasting and the keto diet, Terry, 61, told Us Weekly exclusively earlier this month.

Though both eating regimens are very popular, Terry and Heather, 51, sought out to make them more accessible, yet still effective and healthy, so they combined the best parts of each. The problem with both of the diets is intermittent fasting is challenging because youre not eating all day, and the keto diet is challenging because you dont get to eat fruits and vegetables and carbohydrates, so its not sustainable and not particularly healthy, the plastic surgeon explained.

But we found a science-based plan that combines the benefits of both without the disadvantages of either, Terry added. Its prescriptive, but its very, very simple. Its very sustainable you get to fat burn all day long while youre eating.

The plan, which is outlined in The Dubrow Keto Fusion Diet book, allows both fruit and alcohol, which is something the Botched star was happy about considering Heather told Us he hated keto.

I was down on keto because you really cant have fruits and vegetables. Its so low carbohydrate that if you eat one apple, youre out of the traditional ketogenesis diet, so its not sustainable, the reality star argued. But what this does, it allows you to have a reasonable amount of carbohydrates each and every day, allowing you fruits and vegetables, but it sends you into a ketosis during the day, and then out of it at night, and then back in it the next day.

According to Terry, this diet is similar to keto in that it enables your body to use fat for fuel during the day, while still allowing you to have some of the popular foods you crave at night, which would traditionally be forbidden on the keto diet.

In other words, certain cheats are permitted on the Dubrow Keto Fusion Diet, such as alcohol. How could you live without that? Heather quipped. That was one of the things we didnt like about the keto diet.

Terry added that this diet, which is a follow-up to 2018s The Dubrow Diet, also allows other foods that are typically not permitted on keto. Weve made it very easy, he said. Its a very simple plan that allows you to eat during the day as opposed to fasting all day, but allows you to have fruits and vegetables also.

Heather compared the duos diet to a popular exercise technique, adding: Youve got to think of it sort of like high-intensity interval training, which were all very used to when it comes to exercise. You raise and lower your heart rate and thats how we train the body. Its the same exact idea, is that were coming in and out of ketosis, training the body that way.

While the Real Housewives of Orange County alum clarified that her children with Terry twins Nicholas and Maximillia, 16, and daughters Katarina, 13, and Collette, 9 dont stick to the diet, they do follow a similar eating plan when theyre home. When it comes to the family, theyre not on a program per se, but so many of the meals in here are family-friendly that its just easy, and we did it that way on purpose, the Bravo personality told Us. Not that my 9-year-old is on The Dubrow Keto Fusion Diet, but she enjoys many of the dishes we make.

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Add protein to each of your meal in order to increase its intake

Protein rich foods: There are many reasons to include protein-rich foods in your diet. Protein is a macronutrient which is required by your body on a daily basis. Proteins are also used to make enzymes, hormones and other body chemicals. This nutrient is the building block of cartilage, skin, blood, bones and muscles. The primary function of protein is to build and repair your body. Depending on your physical activity, diet and lifestyle, you need around 1 gm of protein per kg of your body weight.

In this article, we are going to talk about different ways to include protein-rich foods in your diet. Celeb fitness expert Kayla Itsines, in a recent Insta post, recommends that vegetarians and non-meat eaters must add other source of protein to meals and some extra veggies.

It is important to understand that eating protein-rich foods should be a part of an overall balanced diet.

Also read:Vegetarian Protein: Is Soy A Healthy Source Of Protein? Nutritionists Explain

Though it is commonly believed that getting sufficient protein can be tricky for vegetarians, there's a lot that can be done to add protein to your diet even if you are a vegetarian.

Itsines gives the following tips for ensuring that you get enough protein:

1.Add beans or lentils to your meal: Beans and lentils are considered to be healthy protein sources. 100 gms of baked beans can provide you with 6 gms protein, while 100 gms of boiled lentils can give you 9 gm of protein.

2. Use meat alternatives:If some of your favourite recipes are made with meat, you can make swaps with meat alternatives like cottage cheese, jackfruit, tofu and eggs if you are an eggetarian.

Also read:Jackfruit: Magical Health Benefits Of The Fruit And Why Rujuta Diwekar Suggests Eating It

3. Protein-rich snacks: An effective way to add protein to your diet is by having protein-rich snacks. Nuts, seeds, milk, cottage cheese, cheese, yogurt are all rich sources of protein. Snack on these foods to add protein to your diet.

Nuts and seeds are healthy sources of vegetarian proteinPhoto Credit: iStock

4. Eat protein with every meal: Lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho says that a healthy way to increase your protein intake is by adding some protein-rich food to every meal. It needn't be a big part of your meal but a portion of it.

Also read:Weight Loss: Homemade Protein Powder/ Protein Bars That Can Keep Your Weight Down

Disclaimer: This content including advice provides generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for qualified medical opinion. Always consult a specialist or your own doctor for more information. NDTV does not claim responsibility for this information.

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