It is known that Vitamin D lowers to the risk of contracting the flu. But how? What is the role between Vitamin D and the immune system? A recent article has clarified the subject. Let's look at the scenario of a bacterial infection. Certain cells in the body like macrophages will engulf the bacteria. Cells like macrophages are Antigen Presenting Cells (APC) meaning that the will present the foreign protein particles to other portions of the immune system namely the T-cells. In order to active a...
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