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> depress a lot of immunity That seems odd, in a non-city context wouldn't eating and drinking be one of the riskiest things in terms of getting sick? Edit: A
by hnick 6y ago
> depress a lot of immunity
That seems odd, in a non-city context wouldn't eating and drinking be one of the riskiest things in terms of getting sick?
Edit: After thinking about it maybe it's related to not overreacting to everything we eat and causing allergies?
- coldtea 6y agoCompared to not-eating and drinking? No.
- hnick 6y agoHow so? Wouldn't most pathogens be food or water borne if you're not in a crowded city in close proximity to other humans or livestock? Either way I don't see how what you say is true. If I stop eating or drinking how does that make me catch the flu or something the immune response helps against? It seems having it active when I eat would be the most useful, which is why I wondered why it worked how it does.
- coldtea 6y ago>Wouldn't most pathogens be food or water borne if you're not in a crowded city in close proximity to other humans or livestock? In that eating and drinking is essential, and for the primitive man, not guaranteed everyday... >If I stop eating or drinking how does that make me catch the flu or something the immune response helps against? It just makes you die in a couple months from not eating, and a week or so from not drinking :-)
- hnick 6y agoI don't really see how that relates, when I say "getting sick" I don't think most people from here would include starvation or dehydration in that bucket, but maybe that's a regional difference. I meant things you catch (virus, bacteria, parasites) because we're talking about immune response.