A social media post with nearly 1,000 engagements, including 350 comments, falsely claims that a keto (low-carbohydrate, high-fat) diet can remove spike proteins that the COVID-19 vaccine prompts cells to produce. This claim seems to be based on a misconception that proteins are simply nutrients, rather than vital molecules that carry out important biological functions. The human body has tens of thousands of naturally occurring proteins that support every bodily function. No diet removes these proteins or the spike protein from the body.
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Emphasizing that the spike protein produced after vaccination is harmless and that no diet can remove it from the body is recommended. Messaging may also explain that some COVID-19 vaccines give cells instructions to produce a spike protein that is similar to the spike protein that SARS-CoV-2 uses to enter the cell. Without the rest of the virus, the spike protein is harmless and trains the immune system to recognize and fight the real virus. The mRNA that produces vaccine spike proteins breaks down and leaves the body within a few days of vaccination. Fact Checking Source(s):
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