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posted by cmn32480 on Saturday September 17 2016, @10:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the i-got-a-headache-thiiiiiiiis-big dept.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2105986-what-you-eat-when-youre-sick-may-determine-if-youll-get-better/

They found that, when responding to a virus, the mice needed glucose to protect their brain cells from being damaged by inflammation. Without glucose, one specific anti-viral response killed cells in their brains. But when mice were in bacterial defence mode, they benefitted from a lack of sugar.

Does that mean the Atkins followers have a higher risk of brain damage from flu? Or there's still enough glucose around?

Journal reference: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.026


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 18 2016, @01:27PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 18 2016, @01:27PM (#403355)

    You have Atkins followers BECAUSE they have brain damage.