A new 'one stop shop' has been launched to help people manage post-COVID symptoms through nutritional care.
The Nutrition and COVID-19 recovery knowledge hub is hosted by the University of Plymouth and supported by the British Dietetic Association.
Aimed at health professionals and the general public alike, it's the only resource of its kind - enabling people with ongoing difficulties to find evidenced based nutritional resources, advice on symptoms and answers to common questions online.
The questions and signposting are based on physical indicators, meaning the hub may potentially be useful for people experiencing long-term flu or COPD problems, as well as those recovering from COVID-19.
The hub asks people about their current diet, offers assistance on understanding evidence, and signposts to relevant, reliable and research-informed content to help.
Its creation follows on from a series of lectures hosted by the University of Plymouth about Nutrition and COVID-19, which were attended by hundreds of people nationwide.
The project was also supported by Bournemouth University, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Imperial College London.
Dr Abigail Tronco-Hernandez, Research Fellow in Dietetics at the University of Plymouth, added:
"What's been so difficult about COVID-19 is not knowing how it will affect people who catch it - some may have no symptoms, some will suffer greatly. For people whose symptoms have continued far beyond a 'normal' illness, this is a really important resource.
"Nutrition and diet do not substitute vaccination or medically advised COVID-19 treatments. But we would encourage anyone suffering long-term to have a look and see if and how nutrition can help."
