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NUTRITION, IMMUNITY AND CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

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NUTRITION, IMMUNITY AND CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC I hope you are keeping safe and well during these challenging times.   During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic where the whole world is affected, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is more important than ever. Due to the disruptions in the normal lifestyle of people, where most of the people spend most of the time in their homes, increasing the consumption of nutritious foods and doing physical activities to improve body immunity is very critical while we are fighting against this pandemic disease.   There are many emerging myths and misconceptions about food and nutrition in Tanzania and other parts of the world during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It should be noted that, myth or misconception can be damaging especially during this critical time of coronavirus pandemic and therefore we should only focus on nutrition facts as recommended by health professionals.  Some of the nutrition myths/misconceptions and facts are descri