You need your body fat

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Barkadion
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You need your body fat

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Here is the link to new research that discovered the cells found in fat may be crucial for helping your body fight infection.

http://www.cell.com/immunity/ppt/S1074- ... 0486-7.ppt

It seems that there is a presence of a type of immune cell in the body fat called a memory T cell. Memory T cells learn to fight infection from previous exposure to pathogens. It might also mean that fat should be considered as an immune organ alongside other immune organs.

I think this is cool!

I remember being "I wanna this BF%" person in my youth. Such attitude was killed years and years ago.. Getting older makes you appreciate real food and good amount of it. I think there is a jar of chocolate ice cream sitting in my freezer :)
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Inb4 the fat acceptance movement finds this and starts justifying being morbidly obese with it...

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ectional wrote:Inb4 the fat acceptance movement finds this and starts justifying being morbidly obese with it...
There’s one jar of ice cream in my fridge only, though :lol:
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