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Fasting reduces the immune status of man

Fasting reduces the immune status of man

Researchers at the American physicians have proved to the immune system cope with their tasks, the person needs to eat well.A team led by Lynn Martin experimented with white-leg hamsters and found that the decrease in food intake by 30% causes a significant decrease in the body of B-cells.It is these cells are responsible for the production of antibodies and maintain immune memory of the body.Reducing intake of 30% has no effect on body weight of animals, only slightly reduces activity, but actually depriving them of the long-term immune protection provided by antibodies.The question arises whether the lack of food also affect the immune system of humans, according to doctors.The fact that malnutrition in children is more frequent occurrence of infectious diseases that are also more likely to become chronic, is known for a long time.In addition, the long-contested is the fact that less vaccine efficacy, acting on the B-cell-mediated immunity (eg, measles vaccine) in children with malnutrition.


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