While adjuvants improved the immune response to vaccinations in both lean and obese mice, the overall immune response was reduced in the obese animals compared to their lean counterparts. (sciencedaily.com)
Scientists are still hashing out the connection between bacteria and weight, but we do know that overweight people tend to have different gut microbial compositions than their lean counterparts. (mindbodygreen.com)
Obese teenagers are only about 50 % as efficient at utilizing vitamin D as their lean counterparts. (ahealthblog.com)