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My cycling habits have changed little over 20 years. Sometimes I'm fitter than others but always pretty static weight wise 6'1 and 11 & half stone. Never ailed much at all. 4 years ago when i met my wife she had a little un (2 y.o) and since he started nursery/school i have never had as many colds etc etc.
Seeing as it seems compulsory to add your own vital statistics to this thread, I'm a 29 year old 88kg 5'11" mtb'er who doesn't train particularly hard but does have a physical job outside in all weathers all year. Apart from just before meals and just after going to the loo, I rarely wash my hands but I guess I'm not in contact with enough other sick people to get ill as I genuinly cannot remember the last time I had a cold of any description.
thank god for crosshair i was begin to feel the odd one out all this 66/ 70 kg people, dont you eat? at least 88kg nearer the mark.. for me at least....
Had a Royal Marine Commando out riding in September. He said the view in his trade was a bit of meat on the bones, too thin was frowned upon. "the ones who are ripped to the t1ts are the ones who are always going down sick".
Also have a regular who is a nutritional consultant for the US army. Similar view.
IMO I think if you have a very low body fat you can push yourself to the point where there is nothing in reserve, your immune system (and everything else) takes a dive.
EDIT: I think weight and height are only 2 parts of the equation. % lean body mass to fat is the most important. Its is hard to measure accurately tho.
Are you getting enough Vitamin D? A lack of it can do all sorts of nasty things to your immune system, and there's increasing evidence that a large proportion of the population in northern Europe is deficient due to lack of sunlight. It's quite difficult to eat as much VitD as you need, so supplements are the answer.
As for VitC, my own personal experience is that large doses in the winter (2x 2000mg a day) with some extra zinc helps keep colds at bay and helps prevent 'little sniffles' becoming full-blown colds. I always take it if I can feel that I'm fighting off something viral.
Do you travel or work in an enclosed space with lots of other people? I found that when I was commuting by train - and also stupidly skinny - I got cold after cold, and managed to catch full-blown flu twice in one winter. If you're always getting infected, it may be worth looking at where the infections are coming from.