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Maybe being overweight is bad for the immune system
by bayareabadboy 1mo ago
Maybe being overweight is bad for the immune system
- monster_truck 1mo agohuge if true
- owebmaster 1mo agoThat's a known fact. That's why the first thing doctors say to overweight people is to lose weight for pretty much any disease. Some get hurt and blame the doctors, which doesn't help them.
- monster_truck 1mo agoSo, "Huge if true" is a meme based on "journalism"
- throw-qqqqq 1mo agoIt is well known that you have higher levels of inflammation if overweight, which generally worsens your immune response.
- throw-qqqqq 1mo agoI see I got downvoted. This is well established and not controversial at all. Lots of research supports it. From https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4791086/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4791086/ > There is strong evidence indicating that excess adiposity negatively impacts immune function and host defence in obese individuals. Adipose tissue is body fat. More references: - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831323001412 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S216183132... - https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/7/856 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/7/856 - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC296995/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC296995/ I suggest discussing it with your favorite AI if you doubt it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯