The food you eat affects your risk of not just becoming infected with COVID-19, but how sick you may become if you are.   A study examining the diets of more than 600,000 people and COVID-19 is examined when Dr. Andrew Chan joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.   Topics Discussed   - Immune response of someone eating standard diet vs. plant-based diet - Why vegans appears less likely to become infected - Why a plant-based diet could reduce severity of infection - Inflammatory responses to food and fighting infection - Best foods for strongest immune response   Dr. Chan is co-author of the peer-reviewed study and is a professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.   — — — COVID-19 Vegan Diet Study https://bit.ly/CovidDietStudy — — — ICNM https://www.pcrm.org/ICNM — — — Dr. Andy Chan Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AndyChanMD — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or many other podcast providers. Don’t forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!