Skipping Breakfast & Fasting May Compromise The Immune System

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• Fasting has been linked to many health benefits, but a new study in mice suggests that there may be a cost in terms of reduced immunity.
• The study found that immune cells migrated from the animals’ blood to their bone marrow during fasting and surged back when feeding re-started.
• Hunger triggers a hormonal stress response in the brain, which may compel the immune system to conserve resources when food is scarce. 
• The research hints that regularly skipping breakfast could compromise immune defenses in humans, though this has yet to be established.

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