Why Does Eating Sugar Weaken Your Immune System? Here's What You Need to Know.

 

When it comes to restricting the spread of COVID-19, a powerful immune system is no match for the force of social distancing, but it's certainly top of mind these days. We're all trying our hardest to keep healthy and relying on our immune systems to aid us. 

If you have a sugar tooth, it may lower your immunity. Sugar's adverse consequences have been examined, ranging from increased anxiety to premature mortality. And a weakened immune system.

Yes, there is some evidence that sugar has a negative impact on the immune system. But how seriously should we take this? Let us investigate more. 

 

Your Body Is Dependent On Sugar

While sugar from fruits and other natural sources might offer the body a tiny boost (mainly because it's associated with good-for-you stuff like fibre and vitamins), processed sugar has some negative impacts on the body as a whole.

"Excess sugar consumption can harm immune system cells that target bacteria." "Sugar influences how your white blood cells attack bacteria," said Niket Sonpal, a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. "Nutritional deficiencies can raise your risk of infection, and foods with high levels of refined sugar are usually nutritionally obsolete." Sugar causes low-grade inflammation in the body while also increasing mass. This can potentially contribute to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes."

Forward's medical lead, Nate Favini, noted that claiming that we fully grasp the relationship between sugar and our immune system would be deceptive. "What we do know is that diabetes appears to be common in people confirmed to have COVID-19," he said. "This suggests that having higher levels of sugars in your blood could make it easier to contract COVID-19." Read More!