A new study has found that a relatively simple diet tweak may help protect high-risk individuals from the harmful inflammatory response caused by an over-active immune system.
Though it didn’t prevent the condition, the study found that eliminating certain foods could potentially slow the onset and progression of autoimmune disorders, which range from things like psoriasis all the way to deadly conditions like multiple sclerosis.
This immune response involves a type of cell called T cells that are fueled by the amino acid methionine. This amino acid is acquired by eating certain foods, meaning if you don’t eat those foods, your levels of methionine will decrease. Because the amino acid is found in basically all foods, it is not possible to completely eliminate it from your diet.
However, the study notes that eggs, meat, and other animal products have the highest amounts of methionine, meaning that a diet eliminating these foods will reduce the amount of methionine available to fuel the overactive immune cells.
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