Keto diet may help you fight the flu : Study
This diet regimen 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, said the study published in the journal
Science Immunology.
“This was a totally unexpected finding,” said
co-senior author Akiko Iwasaki, Professor at Yale University in the US.
The researchers found that mice fed a ketogenic diet
were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high
in carbohydrates.
Specifically, the researchers found that the ketogenic
diet triggered the release of gamma delta T cells, immune system cells that
produce mucus in the cell linings of the lung — while the high-carbohydrate
diet did not.
When mice were bred without the gene that codes for
gamma delta T cells, the ketogenic diet provided no protection against the
influenza virus.
“This study shows that the way the body burns fat to
produce ketone bodies from the food we eat can fuel the immune system to fight
flu infection,” said co-senior author Visha Deep Dixit, Professor at Yale
University.
18.11.2019
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