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Patriot_1 2 points ago +2 / -0

I would love to see this explained. Would give me good reason to push for more carnivore lifestyle for all the lazy fat ignorant vegans out there.

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Isaiah53 3 points ago +3 / -0

The simplified version:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-blood-sugar-can-trigger-a-deadly-immune-response-in-the-flu-and-possibly-covid-191/

In reality, the glucose pathway is used by the virus on several levels/stages.

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Isaiah53 2 points ago +2 / -0

One third of all chyna flu deaths are diabetics:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259009862030035X

(Again, a not-too-jargony article, so non-meds can understand.)