Short thread.
If you’re not through COVID-19 yet I really hope that you’ve spent the last couple of months preparing for it. Losing beer belly, being out in the sun, and eating nutrient dense, fat soluble vitamin-rich foods. Definitely don’t rely only on vaccines if you’re…
If you’re not through COVID-19 yet I really hope that you’ve spent the last couple of months preparing for it. Losing beer belly, being out in the sun, and eating nutrient dense, fat soluble vitamin-rich foods. Definitely don’t rely only on vaccines if you’re…
…(metabolically) obese. Why? By now, it’s clear that obese are not only susceptible to more severe COVID, but also to influenza.
➡︎ Overweight and obese adult humans have a defective cellular immune response to pandemic H1N1 Influenza A virus onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
➡︎ Overweight and obese adult humans have a defective cellular immune response to pandemic H1N1 Influenza A virus onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
What’s more, vaccines don’t work quite as well in obese people as in the (metabolically) healthy. See e.g.
➡︎ Obesity is associated with impaired immune response to influenza vaccination in humans
nature.com/articles/ijo20…
➡︎ Obesity is associated with impaired immune response to influenza vaccination in humans
nature.com/articles/ijo20…
Instead of relying on others’ magic, take your health into your own hands.
“Compared with vaccinated healthy weight, obese participants had double the risk of developing influenza”
➡︎ Increased risk of influenza among vaccinated adults who are obese
nature.com/articles/ijo20…
“Compared with vaccinated healthy weight, obese participants had double the risk of developing influenza”
➡︎ Increased risk of influenza among vaccinated adults who are obese
nature.com/articles/ijo20…
