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Eating 14% less food for two years might help middle-aged adults grow a stronger immune system by boosting the thymus, the organ that makes new immune cells — kind of like giving your body's defense system a tune-up as you age.
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Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span
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2022 Feb 11The study found that eating 14% less food for 2 years helped middle-aged adults maintain a healthier thymus, which makes new immune cells, just like the claim says.
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