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in: The COVID-19 Aftermath, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Rezaei Nima, Editor, Springer Nature, Stockholm, pp.349-369, 2024
After the COVID-19 pandemic, innovative
methods have emerged for the management
of food safety, child nutrition has become
more important than ever, and increasing
attention has been paid to the consequences
of COVID-19. For instance, since SARS
CoV-2 is an animal-based zoonotic virus,
there is a changing trend in consumer pref
erences from conventional meat products to
cultured meat and vegan supplementation.
Due to the effects mentioned, this chapter provides strategic guidance on novel foods,
food safety innovations, and novel health and
safety procedures in public places such as
restaurants or bars. There are also long-term
health impacts on children in the aftermath
of COVID-19. Since the risk of myopia is
one of the important long-term effects to be
considered, trending nutritional immunology
approaches are presented to reduce emerging
problems in child eye health. The enhance
ment of immune system remains problematic
for many children considering that they can
not use the COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore,
this chapter also emphasizes the importance
of breastfeeding on the side effects of viral
infections and new supplements, such as
probiotic drops, to improve children’s and
babies’ immune health. Additionally, efforts
should be undertaken to improve nanoen
capsulation techniques to prepare for future
epidemics and pandemics. Nanomaterial
supported nutraceuticals, nanoencapsulation
of functional ingredients or their nanoparti
cles, and nano-combination of phytochemi
cals, fatty acids, or probiotics should be
investigated to improve the immunity of chil
dren. In this sense, detailed further research
in this area needs to be adapted to innovative
technologies for the treatment of infants and
children against future zoonotic viruses.