Sugar Weakens Body Immunity

It is nothing new to us that sugar can deteriorate dental health and in excessive amount may also cause diabetes. One other deteriorating effect that sugar may give is weakening the body's immunity. How could that happen ? Lets learn a bit about phagocyte.

Phagocytes are the white blood cells that protect the body by ingesting (phagocytosing) harmful foreign particles, bacteria and dead or dying cells. They are essential for fighting infections and subsequent immunity.

Scientists found that body's capability to fight diseases and infection will be reduced parallel with the amount of sugar that enters the body. It is reported that sugar has significant role in weakening the phagocytes. 6 teaspoons of sugar is enough to reduce 25% of phagocytes capability to fight diseases. Imagine if you eat a Banana Split which contains approximately 24 teaspoons of sugar, that means 92% reduction in phagocytes' power.

Phagocytes will only recover its normal condition 5 hours after the sugar brought effect.