They found that eating a meal increases a type of immune response that fights off the viruses responsible for colds, while fasting seemed to stimulate an immune response that could help fight off the infections associated with most fevers.

• 他们发现，进食后可以增强人体对感冒病毒的免疫力，而禁食则可以帮助人体战胜伴随发烧产生的病菌感染。