Alimentación saludable y sostenible en tiempos de la pandemia covid-19

Resum

The first challenge we face in this 21st century is to be able to feed all the inhabitants of this planet with safe and healthy food in a sustainable way. There are societies where the main problem is the availability of food, which leads to malnutrition and diseases of poverty (mainly communicable). In other societies, the availability of food is not the problem, but paradoxically there are cases of malnutrition due to poor dietary choices, which lead to the so-called wealth diseases (non-communicable), such as cardiovascular diseases as the main cause of mortality. The emergence at the beginning of 2020 of the emergency caused by the SARS-Cov2 coronavirus has made this situation a new challenge throughout the world, without distinction of countries with high or low income. The speech aims to address the importance of maintaining an adequate nutritional status to maintain good health, minimize the negative effects caused by COVID-19 as well as facilitate the recovery of patients. Scientific evidence regarding the role of micronutrients and bioactive compounds in strengthening the immune system will be reviewed, a synergistic beneficial effect based on their complementary mechanisms of action. It will also discuss the new concept of “planetary health diet” that considers the relevance of dietary choices, due to their implication for both human health and the environment, while maintaining available resources: water, land and soil. The ultimate goal is to deepen scientific knowledge so that it can be of use to society; promoting food security through healthy and sustainable eating.