Amazing stuff!
It appears this article was not yet published in the Immunity journal as of now according to Google Scholar and the Immunity journal! The article below does not contain a link to the journal article.
Notice how ideology and demagoguery permeates this article by Cornell University! The use of the ideological term "food insecurity" in this context is foolish and wrong! There is a huge difference between a food scarcity and food insecurity!
"When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in “low power” mode to preserve immune function while conserving energy ... This reconfiguration is crucial to combating infections amid food insecurity [???]. ...
The answer could help the 47 million Americans who are food insecure [???] and face the risk of infectious diseases every day. ...
The results ... found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet fought off infection as well as mice that were fully fed, but did so while using very little glucose. This was possible thanks to glucocorticoids, stress hormones known for their role in regulating blood glucose. The researchers determined that glucocorticoids acted like master conductors, reorganizing immune cells and their energy usage to provide a survival advantage. ..."
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