Changes in food during the COVID-19 pandemic: The different roles of stress and depression in women and men

A wide range of interventions, including regular exercise, adequate sleep, consuming plant-based diets, maintenance of healthy weight, dietary supplementation, and time in nature, have all been found to have beneficial effects for supporting more positive health outcomes after COVID-19 infection, in addition to promoting better overall health [2]. A food craving is influenced by hormones and by the stress response [13]. [...]it is also generally known that absorption of nutrients, bioavailability, and tolerance are different in women and men. Patients with cardiovascular disease need careful management of their diet due to the influence diet exerts on endothelial dysfunction, on traditional cardiovascular risk factors (i.e., obesity and dyslipidemia), and also on sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors.