Vaccines are on the way, but right now you can use diet to prevent COVID-19, says a professor at N.C. State-based on findings in a newly published study.
MORNING THEY ARE READY TO VACCINATE AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE. >> THE STORY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. RESEARCHERS SAY WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK CAN HELP FIGHT OFF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS. LIVE WITH THIS POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH. NOW THESE ARE COMMON PRODUCTS THAT WE MAY HAVE IN OUR HOMES? >> THAT'S RIGHT. NOW RESEARCHERS HERE SAY IF YOU HAVE DARK CHOCOLATE OR GRAPES AND YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK IT ALL UP. THESE THREE PRODUCTS HAPPEN TO HAVE ANTI-VIRAL ACTIVITIES TO ATTACH ITSELF TO THE CELLULAR PART OF THE VIRUS AND ULTIMATELY KILL IT. >> Reporter: IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE COVID VACCINES ROLL OUT. AS WE WAIT, AN NC STATE PROFESSOR SAYS WE COULD USE THE SPECIFIC DIET TO PREVENT COVID- 19. >> MANY FOODS ARE ON OUR TABLE. MANY BEVERAGES ARE ON YOUR TABLE, IN YOUR CAR. THEY HAVE GENERALLY ANTI-VIRAL ACTIVITIES. >> Reporter: THE PRODUCTS, GREEN TEA, GRAPES, AND DARK CHOCOLATE. >> AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW WHO HAVE ADAPTED TO THIS DIET? >> ALL MY STUDENTS. AND ANYONE I KNOW, I BRING THIS TO THEM. THIS SIMULATION SHOWS IT WILL ATTACH ITSELF TO THE CORONAVIRUS. IF IT COULD DEACTIVATE, THEN THE ENZYMES WILL DIE. >> THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IT IS TRUE. >> Reporter: AN NC STATE GRAD WHO RECOVERED FROM COVID-19. >> TAKING AS MANY FLUIDS IN AS POSSIBLE WITH A HECK OF A LOT OF SLEEP, BEING ABLE TO FIGHT OFF THE ILLNESS. >> AND I JUST KNOW IT WILL TAKE TIME TO FIGURE THESE THINGS OUT. >> Reporter: AND THAT PROFESSOR SAYS HE WILL BACK HIS FINDINGS. HE ALSO SAYS THAT HE HOPES TO PARTNER WITH DOCTORS. >> I'M ALL FOR ANY REMEDY,
