Rhonda Patrick· PhD
However, a spike, as from exercise or even heat stress, may have therapeutic benefits.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
However, a spike, as from exercise or even heat stress, may have therapeutic benefits.
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I think what’s going on is that IL6 is not just activated by immune cells that we were talking about earlier. It’s activated by fat cells, but it’s really activated by muscle cells in the context of exercise, or in the context of heat.