Human serum (blood) contains special cells called neutrophils, a type of leucocyte (or white blood cells) that fight bacteria and viruses, thereby also protecting against cancers. That “fighting process” is called phagocytosis.

Although these neutrophils do need glucose to do their beneficial work, too much glucose (sounds familiar?) will actually reduce their effectiveness and ability to fight off invading bacteria.

It has been known for many decades that excessive carbohydrate intake will very much reduce the process of phagocytosis. Rest assured that it is no coincedence that ever since the “politically correct” low-fat/high-carb diets were forced upon the unsuspecting populace the “old killers” we once thought we had eradicated for good: such as tuberculosis, meningitis, influenza and even the common cold are coming back stronger and more resistant than ever.

In 1976 several research scientists, headed by Ringsdorf, et al. determined that the effect of carbohydrates (in this case in the form of 24 ounces of sugar sweetened Cola) had absolutely devasting effects on phagocytosis. In this test the leucocytic index of all their subjects was reduced by no less than 50%! In other words, the ability of their disease-fighting blood cells was halved!

In other words: any person who eats largely carbohydrate-based meals, particularly those containing sugars, and snacks with small carbohydrate-based meals spread throughout the day – as the latest advice suggests we should – could lose up to half their immunity to disease for much of the waking day.

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