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A new study suggests that what people eat during the day, even just for lunch, can affect how our immune system responds to infections, and this can happen within just a few hours.<\/p>\n
Researchers say that timing and the way we eat can play an important role in the body’s response to disease.<\/p>\n
In the study, scientists analyzed blood samples from 31 people before breakfast and then six hours later, after they had eat breakfast and lunch. The result: T cells, an important type of immune cell, were better prepared to fight infections after eating compared to when people were sober, reports Scientific American.<\/p>\n
The results were published in the journal Nature.<\/p>\n
According to the study’s lead author, Greg Delgoffe of the University of Pittsburgh, the T cells after eating were “more functional.”<\/p>\n
“They were better at doing the tasks that T cells normally do,” he said. he.<\/p>\n
T cells (T lymphocytes) are like the “soldiers” of the immune system. They stay in the body and react when they detect viruses, bacteria or even cancer cells. When they identify a danger, they are activated and multiply to fight infection.<\/p>\n
In this study, these cells were more active and stronger after a meal.<\/p>\n
Further experiments in mice showed that the type of food also matters.<\/p>\n
A diet higher in fat, in this case corn oil, seemed to help strengthen the T cells more, compared to diets high in carbohydrates or protein.<\/p>\n
However, the researchers stress that this doesn’t mean people need to consume large amounts of fat to avoid disease.<\/p>\n
“We don’t want someone to start drinking a pint of corn oil,” Delgoffe said.<\/p>\n
What the study suggests is that a balanced diet, including healthy fats, can help boost the immune response.<\/p>\n
Another An interesting finding was that the benefit from food is not only temporary.<\/p>\n
T cells that improved after a meal maintained this “advantage” even after a week.<\/p>\n
Researchers hope these results will help develop better treatments, including cancer therapies and ways to improve the effect of vaccines.<\/p>\n
“We are very excited about the next steps,” he concluded.<\/p>\n
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