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.
You know, it's sort of, you want an active immune system because you want to survive through reproduction, you want to not die from some bad nasty infection, but also, this inflammatory process as you get older can accelerate aging.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.
Because remember, the situation in an older individual includes the fact that the rest of the immune system has declined, so that you kinda need a high inflammatory response just to fight off infections.
You know, it's sort of, you want an active immune system because you want to survive through reproduction, you want to not die from some bad nasty infection, but also, this inflammatory process as you get older can accelerate aging.