Long COVID encompasses the range of long-term, heterogenous symptoms that persist following the clearance of the initial, acute COVID-19 infection. Download the article to find out more about long COVID symptoms, risks and management strategies.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the main symptoms of long COVID
- Recognise the risk factors for long COVID
- Identify nutrition and lifestyle strategies for the management of long COVID
About the author:
Dr Sammie Gill is registered dietitian and Senior Clinical Research and Science Communications Manager here at Symprove. Sammie has previously worked as a Policy Officer in Evidence-Based Practice at the British Dietetic Association (BDA), as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at King’s College London investigating nutritional interventions in the management of gastrointestinal disorders, and most recently as a specialist gastroenterology dietitian in the NHS.
About the reviewer:
Dr Caroline Dalton is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Genetics. She is the Theme Lead for Living Well with a Health Condition at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre and leads the Health and Disease group in the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. Her research interests include the investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying conditions, such as long COVID.
