Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
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Date
2021
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MedPharm Publications
Abstract
The health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with
impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional
household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages, increase nutrient bioavailability in affordable staple
foods and hence provide a way, in part, to alleviate malnutrition for food-insecure communities. In this way, immune
defence and pathogen resilience of the food insecure could be enhanced so that they can better survive both COVID-19
and future threats.
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Covid-19, Food insecurity, Food security, Health shocks, Malnutrition, Economic shocks, South Africa
Citation
Morris, K., & Puoane, T. (2021). Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2021.1951951