
How can obesity affect
your immune system?
With the case of Covid-19 running around at the moment, it is important to maintain a strong immune system to protect ourselves from being infected. Today we would like to highlight the effect obesity might have on our immune system to fight off external infections. Obesity and Immune Function Obesity itself has been shown to impair immunity in some studies, by affecting immune cells themselves. Some of these specific findings include: Decreased cytokine production Altered mo