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Here is why obesity leads to worse COVID-19

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Obesity leads to worse COVID-19. A  study showed that obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2) was associated with a significantly increased risk of critical COVID-19 and mortality. There is excess fatty or adipose tissue deposits in obesity. New research from Stanford University, SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose tissue and elicits an inflammatory response consistent with severe COVID-19, showed that SARS-CoV-2,…

Intermittent Fasting Grows New Liver Cells Faster

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine presented for the first time that intermittent fasting can grow hepatocytes or new liver cells. bioRxiv released it on October 16, 2021, as a preprint. The research was able to determine the mechanism of how new liver cells form with intermittent fasting.  Mice were used…