More reasons to stay away from fast-food: How fish and chips and other processed foods could stop the flu vaccine from working Research has found fish and chips may hinder the effectiveness of flu vaccines A chemical found in cooking oils, frozen meats and fish and chips is responsible It affects certain cells that are crucial in creating an effective immune response
By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia and Aap
Published: 00:13 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 10 April 2019
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A common food additive used in cooking oils, frozen meats and fast foods such as fish and chips could lower the benefits of a flu vaccine, an international research study suggests.
Michigan State University scientists made the link after finding the preservative Tert-butylhydroquinone or tBHQ altered the immune response to the virus in mice.
'If you get a vaccine, but part of the immune system doesn't learn to recognize and fight off virus-infected cells, then this can cause the vaccine to be less effective,' Robert Freeborn, an associate professor in pharmacology and toxicology, said.
