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A ketogenic diet helps combat flu


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"Mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high in carbohydrates, according to a new Yale University study published Nov. 15 in the journal Science Immunology.

"The ketogenic diet -- which for people includes meat, fish, poultry, and non-starchy vegetables -- activates a subset of T cells in the lungs not previously associated with the immune system's response to influenza, enhancing mucus production from airway cells that can effectively trap the virus, the researchers report."

Full article at Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191115190327.htm

"Ketogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection"

Research paper at Sciencemag Immunology https://immunology.sciencemag.org/content/4/41/eaav2026

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I eat no starchy carbs except for rice. No wonder I never get the flu. :lol:

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1 hour ago, Piney said:

I eat no starchy carbs except for rice. No wonder I never get the flu. :lol:

Same. Worst I ever get is a little taste of infection from my upper respiratory system, and it's usually gone within a day or two if I follow my other OCD, non-sensical crap I always do when I feel symptoms. 

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