Benefits of dietary sesame seed and flaxseed to strengthen immune system during COVID-19 pandemic and prevent associated comorbidities related health risks

COVID-19 pandemic situation has created massive social and economic crisis globally and poses huge risks to survival of vulnerable, economically weaker groups, mainly in low-income and middle-income countries.Mortality appears to be high among persons with low immunity, poor nutritional status (malnourished) and associated comorbidities.Improve immune functions through nutrition is the most effective strategy to combat COVID-19 and other related viral infections.It is a long term process to improve immune power through a diverse and well balanced diet, but most significant during this unpredictable time when appropriate drug or vaccine is not available to prevent this viral infection.As strong immune system helps to recover any infectious disease conditions within a short period of time.This content is related to the link between nutrition, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the immune system.Main purpose of this content is to support the principle that diet rich in antioxidant and biologically active functional ingredients could be an effective nutritional intervention to restore the immune response, reduce inflammation and oxidative stress.Importance of flaxseed and sesame seed in the nutrition sector is because of their functional and highly active food ingredient.Those active food compounds have also health benefits against comorbidities in the COVID-19 patients including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and various respiratory diseases.However, it is well established that due to influence of various nutritious components and bioactive molecules flaxseed and sesame seed playing critical roles in immune system.Daily dietary consumption of these foodstuffs helps to build up immunity against infectious disease and prevents COVID-19 related mild to chronic inflammations.