Influence of Lifestyle Parameters – Dietary Habit Chronic Stress and Environmental Factors Jobs – on the Human Health in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

摘要

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a major public health problem since the beginning of 2020. The elderly population and people with chronic diseases are categorized as the major risk groups because of the weakened immune system compared with healthy individuals. A strong immune system is formed by our lifestyle parameters and environmental factors such as dietary habits, smoking, physical activity, chronic stress, air pollution, population growth, socioeconomic status, and industrialization. The immune system develops by age, nutrition, and antigen stimulation after birth and among them, nutrition plays a key role in the immunomodulation. Dietary habit is affected by several factors such as socioeconomic status, cultural traditions, employment, and habits, including smoking and alcohol. Being exposed to the poor socioeconomic status causes imbalanced nutrition in the individuals that impair the immune system. On the other hand, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity are known to contribute to the adverse effects on the immune system of humans.