24/10/2020
Obesity Lowers Immunity
It is now general knowledge that obesity has an effect on various diseases including Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Blood pressure, Cholesterol, Cancer, Sleep apnoea, Fatty liver disease. But you ever think that obesity could affect your immune system???
Yes, it's a fact...
Nutrition and Immune Function:-
Eating a Diet that is high in Fiber and antioxidants like fruits and vegetables and has enough Protein helps to keep your immune system working properly. Specific micronutrients like iron, selenium, zinc, copper as well as vitamins C, A, E, B-6 and folic acid have important roles in the body's immune response.
Diet high in sugar and fat or eating too many calories make you more prone to infection. Because it increases blood sugar or may cause oxidative damage.
Also having too little protein intake.... puts you at risk of protein-energy malnutrition which reduces your immunity. So immunity reduces because of deficiencies and also poor diet, no matter whatever the weight.
Exercise also plays an important role in improving immune function. Exercise seems to increase certain immune cells, reducing the risk of infection.
FINALLY...
Eating healthier and doing moderate exercise can help to increase your immune function. So always follow 80-20 rule; i.e., 80% diet and 20% exercise. This is the key to live a healthy and happy life.
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