Dietary Fat Balance Could Influence Immune System Function, Study Finds
A new study suggests that theratio of two common dietary fats may profoundly influence how well your immune system fights infection and cancer. Specifically, the balance between polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats could alter the composition of immune cell membranes, making the cells more vulnerable to a destructive process called ferroptosis. Polyunsaturated fats, found abundantly in foods like salmon, walnuts, and vegetable oils, contain chemical bonds that are prone to breaking down through a process called oxidation. Monounsaturated fats, found in olive oil, avocados, and nuts, have fewer vulnerable bonds and remain more stable under oxidative stress. The difference is purely…
