How eating a whole-food, plant-based diet can help fend off the virus
Heart disease was the No. 1 killer in the United States in 2020, with COVID-19 close behind it.
Although our efforts have been focused on reducing the spread of the virus, millions of Americans are simultaneously dealing with heart disease. And having heart disease actually increases your risk for COVID-19.
A recent study by Kim Williams Sr., MD, a cardiologist at Rush University Medical Group, found that a heart-healthy diet not only lowers your risk for heart disease, but also helps to lower risk factors associated with a bad outcome from COVID-19.
Here, Williams shares the combined impact heart disease and the virus has had on Black and Hispanic communities — and he provides helpful healthy eating tips during the era of COVID-19.
Read more here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rush.edu/news/heart-healthy-diet-prevent-covid-19%3famp?espv=1