New research from the University of Illinois suggests high levels of dietary cholesterol make mice sicker when infected with influenza. The study is the first to link cholesterol in the diet with exacerbation of a viral infection.
Research in mouse models has suggested an increase in dietary cholesterol of two percent can exacerbate influenza infection, leading to higher sickness and morbidity.
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New research from the University of Illinois suggests high levels of dietary cholesterol make mice sicker when infected with influenza. The study is t..