New study shows: why dark chocolate and green tea can help against corona

Do chocolate and green tea help against corona?

In a new study, researchers astonish with new findings. 

• American researchers have gained new insights in the

  fight against

  Corona *

  .

• Some

  foods

  contain ingredients that the

  virus

  and its

  spread

  can inhibit.

• The valuable

  results of

  the study are

  very

  promising

  in

  corona research

  .

Kassel - In the fight against the

, a recent

gained new insights:

in some foods are highly effective against the

and can even inhibit it.

Some of these products can already be found in numerous households and on the weekly shopping list.

A healthy diet strengthens the immune system and numerous

and doctors have

already

looked at certain foods that could be effective against the coronavirus.

Since

some plants have

, researchers at North Carolina State University have now examined the effects of these substances on the

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According to a study, the natural ingredients in some foods can help against the coronavirus.

Some substances in dark chocolate in particular are considered to be effective and inhibiting.

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Study reveals: cocoa and tea inhibit the coronavirus

These plants include the

as well as various

, all of which contain chemical compounds that can inhibit the virus.

Study examines natural substances against corona: These foods are effective

The results of the new study are promising: It turned out that the consumption of

,

,

and

, the so-called muscadine grapes, can actually be particularly effective against the

and contain the further spread.

Corona study from the USA: Natural foods can inhibit the spread of the virus

It is said that

the

mentioned

can block

the function of certain enzymes, the proteases, of the

.

Study author and Professor De-Yu Xie from North Carolina State University explains that the effect of the ingredients in

on the proteases plays a crucial role in preventing the cells of the virus from performing some important functions.

Using laboratory tests and computer simulations, researchers in the study checked the response of the main

protease

, which is needed for its spread, to the chemical compounds of the ingredients in

,

,

and

.

The research shows that the compounds in cocoa powder and dark chocolate in particular reduced the activity of the protease enzymes by half.

Researchers of a study in the fight against corona: Certain foods have protective effects

For Professor Xie, the valuable

a big step in the

, because if "the protease can be inhibited or even deactivated, the virus will die".

However, further investigations must now be carried out to determine to what extent the consumption of these

can guarantee

a

against the

.

Another interesting study found that an adequate supply of vitamin D is important in the fight against corona.

(Alina Schröder)

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