Health & Nutrition Club

Could oxidative stress be an underpinning mechanism in ME/CFS and Long Covid. Research published last year found evidence of increased oxidative stress in immune cells of people with both ME/CFS and Long COVID and researchers suggest oxidative stress may be a possible cause of these conditions. We describe the implications of this research and also show how diet, particularly a Mediterranean diet, may reduce the impact of oxidative stress.

Fructose is a sugar found in fruit and honey and also in some processed foods and sweetened drinks like coke. It sounds harmless, but eating too much fructose can be damaging, particularly in conditions like ME/CFS, Long Covid and Fibromyalgia. Unlike glucose, fructose is absorbed in the liver and the particular way it is metabolised leads to mitochondrial stress, fat accumulation, inflammation and reduced energy levels.