CRC 1454 on air!

The latest two-part episode of the Deutschlandfunk podcast "Wissenschaft im Brennpunkt" explores the complex interplay between diet, metabolism, and immune function.

Food for the immune system: The power of fasting (Getty Images / Tanja Ivanova)

In “Food and Immune System”, leading researchers - including CRC1454 members Waldemar Kolanus and Christoph Wilhelm - share their insights on how diet, fasting, and metabolic processes influence immune responses.

Food and the Immune System (1/2): The Power of Meals

Drugstore shelves are full of pills that are supposed to boost our immune system. But the immune system can be kept just as healthy with broccoli, beans, or sauerkraut – perhaps even better. But what metabolic processes are behind this?

Food and the Immune System (2/2): The Power of Abstinence

What we eat, when we eat, and even what we don't eat, has a direct impact on the immune system. Temporarily fasting can be a way to restore balance to the body's defenses. Those severely affected by sepsis could benefit.

Tune in to discover how what we eat shapes our immune system!

Listen here: https://lnkd.in/emkKSiQN