Mediterranean Diet, Redox Biomarkers, and Body Composition in ICU Post-COVID-19 Patients
Fernandes Daieni, Berbigier Marina Carvalho, Soares Cássia Medino, Spritzer Poli Mara, Marschner Rafael Aguiar, Wajner Simone Magagnin, Ferreira Samanta Catherine, Dall Alba Valesca · 2026
Read Mediterranean Diet, Redox Biomarkers, and Body Composition in ICU Post-COVID-19 Patients by Fernandes Daieni, Berbigier Marina Carvalho, Soares Cássia Medino, Spritzer Poli Mara, Marschner Rafael Aguiar, Wajner Simone Magagnin, Ferreira Samanta Catherine, Dall Alba Valesca (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13467617.txt.
Description
Daieni Fernandes and co-authors examine in 2026 whether eating closer to a Mediterranean pattern tracks with lower oxidative stress in people recovering from severe COVID-19. The study enrolled 123 adults who had survived intensive care and still had persistent symptoms. Blood tests measured several markers of oxidative damage and defense, along with inflammation markers, and body composition was scanned in detail.
Diet adherence was scored with a standard Mediterranean diet questionnaire. The median score was 4 points, which the authors describe as overall low adherence in this group. About three quarters of the participants had obesity, and more than half were men. By linking diet scores to the redox markers, the study probes whether food patterns might be one lever for easing the metabolic and inflammatory aftermath of severe infection.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Fernandes Daieni, Berbigier Marina Carvalho, Soares Cássia Medino, Spritzer Poli Mara, Marschner Rafael Aguiar, Wajner Simone Magagnin, Ferreira Samanta Catherine, Dall Alba Valesca |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |