Effect of eating sugars, excessive red meat intake and overweight on some immune factors

Abstract

The most common cause of diseases is the weakness of the immune system. Some of them can be harmful, and everyday behavior and habits, such as those in the study. In the study, kind and amount of food consumed, are among the major factors influencing the immune system. 76 samples were collected from healthy people in Nineveh, including 37 males and 39 females with ages15-59 years. Information was recorded for each person (gender, age, type’s chronic disease, infected with COVID-19). CBC parameters are measured by Auto Hematology Analyzer machine, the biochemical device used to measure IgG and IgM. Eating sugar a lot had a detrimental effect on the level of IgG, which averaged 614 mg/dl and the number of lymphocytes was 1.96 x103, in addition to its negative effect on the activity of the complement which reached 13.17%. Excessive consumption of red meat led to a decrease in the level of IgM which averaged 129 mg/dl, and a decrease in the levels of WBC and granulocyte, as their levels reached 6.06×103 and 3.75×103 respectively. The persons who were overweight had a clear effect on the decrease in the level of IgM which averaged 105.2 mg/dl and on complement activity as it is level reached 12.2%.