Scientists have named a trace element that affects the outcome of the disease COVID-19

English scientists have found that the presence of selenium in the patient's diet has a significant impact on the recovery process from COVID-19. This is reported by the press service of the University of Surrey. Selenium is considered an important trace element that affects the severity of a number of viral diseases. A man gets it to eat by eating fish, meat and cereals. According to research by scientists, the population of China, which has the highest level of selenium consumption in the country in the city of Enshi, Hubei Province, had a recovery rate COVID-19 almost three times higher than the average for all other cities in that province. By contrast, Heilongjiang Province, where selenium consumption is one of the lowest in the world, had a COVID-19 death rate nearly five times higher than the average for all other provinces outside Hubei. A similar pattern of increased COVID-19 deaths has been revealed in all cities in China from the so-called selenium deficit belt, which extends from the northeast to the southwest of the country. It should be noted that in large quantities selenium is contained in nuts (pistachios and walnuts), beans, corn, peas, sala, garlic, sea fish, buckwheat, oat flakes, rice, sunflower seeds. Recall, the news agency reported that scientists from St. Petersburg have found that a high level of ferritin can indicate the severity of the course of coronavirus infection. Read also: St. Petersburg scientists found the relationship between ferritin and weight COVID-19