A fact for you to avoid the flu and being overweight. Keep in mind that health is a comprehensive system.
The weight of being fat?
People with obesity not only suffer from the extra kilos, but are more susceptible to getting the flu. When researchers at the University of North Carolina in the United States studied obese, lean mice, they found that only lean rodents were able to survive the injection of a deadly strain of the influenza virus. The conclusion was that excess fat cells inhibit the function of the immune system.