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Eating Fat to Stay Healthy?

Eating Fat to Stay Healthy?
Healthy fats like those found in olive oil, salmon, avocado, and a selection of nuts and seeds can have immune-strengthening effects.Craevschii Family/Shutterstock
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Fat and immune health have an interesting relationship. Sometimes fat can work against immune strength—other times, it can bolster it.

The first part of understanding how fat can influence health is distinguishing between body fat and dietary fat. High levels of body fat can cause inflammation and tax the immune system, making you more susceptible to illness.

Mohan Garikiparithi
Mohan Garikiparithi
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Mohan Garikiparithi, MD, practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before shifting his focus to health communications. During his practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in India. During a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed an interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine.
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