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The benefit is probably from the removal of fat, not a direct antibacterial/antiviral effect. Fat plays a complex immunoregulatory role in human physiology: it
by maxall4 1mo ago
The benefit is probably from the removal of fat, not a direct antibacterial/antiviral effect. Fat plays a complex immunoregulatory role in human physiology: it down-regulates some pathways, while up-regulating others (notoriously, the production of IL6 is carried out, in part, by adipocytes). The overall effect of fat on the immune system, however, is negative: it tends to increase the chances of rheumatological disorders, cancers, and many other diseases. Alternatively, the effect may be due to some sociological factor that their analysis failed to account for.
(I am not a medical doctor)
- olalonde 1mo agoMany of the health benefits, including cardiovascular and kidney health, have been shown to go beyond or be unrelated to changes in body weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPaVhpomks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPaVhpomks
- bitwize 1mo agoLower visceral fat as a percentage of body weight may bring benefits that are greater than proportional to total body mass lost.
- tptacek 1mo agoNobody's denying this, but the interesting story about GLP-1s is that after you control for fat loss (for instance, by taking cohorts of patients that aren't losing weight) you still get evidence of these off-target effects.
- DANmode 1mo agoHow much of “fat” also includes biofilmed infection stifling your electrical system and indeed signaling your immune system to not work as well? (You can look this up regarding biofilms, I just did today.)
- cousinbryce 29d agoThen you must have some links available