Why does the body lose appetite when sick (like with the flu)? Shouldn’t it be super hungry as it needs more power to the immense system?

Question

*immune not immense

In: Biology

Answer 1

There was a paper not long ago about food allergies caused by infection.

In short, if you eat something while sick your body might develop an allergic reaction to the food. They think it is the source of gluten intolerance and similar mystery ailments.

It would make sense to avoid food if that’s the case. You will either get healthy or die from infection long before starvation would be a problem.