Science in a Minute 112019 High Protein Diet Could Help Fight the Flu

New research from Yale University provides evidence that eating a diet high in proteins and low in carbohydrates may help combat influenza. Experimenting with mice, infected with the flu virus, the researchers found that rodents fed the popular high protein/low carbohydrate ketogenic or keto diet had a higher survival rate than mice who were fed a diet that was high in carbohydrates.