Fatty Foods Injurious to Health and Immune System

Fatty foods are injurious to our health and immune system, so recent research confirms.
The Sahlgrenska Academy has revealed that mice fed on a lard-based diet over a long period of time became less able to fight bacteria in their blood.
The mice fed the lard-based diet got 60 per cent of their total calories from fat.
They were then compared with mice who were fed a low fat diet, where just ten per cent of calorific intake came from fat.
Unsurprisingly, the mice on the high fat diet got fatter. What was more surprising was that their immune system became less active.
The white blood cells got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood, rendering them vulnerable to sepsis.
Obese people are also at a greater risk of acquiring infection.