Hi, I am a 36 year old male and although i'm not diagnosed with any specific immune disorder, I currently am on the edge of bronchitis/walking pneumonia for what seems like the 5th year in a row. It seems that any time I get a case of the sniffles it inevitably leads to a raging respiratory or throat infection that can take weeks to go away and doesn't seem to respond to antibiotics. I also get canker sores, pimples, etc at the same time - all signs to me that my body is giving up the ghost when it comes to fighting any infections.

I'm trying to figure out why this is and came across the quote below on about 5 different websites, but all in *exactly* the same wording with no references. None of the sites were major health sites. I'm wondering if anyone can vouch for this info - I do drink a ton of soda.

"eating or drinking 100 grams (8 tbsp.) of sugar, the equivalent of one 12-ounce can of soda, can reduce the ability of white blood cells to kill germs by forty percent. The immune-suppressing effect of sugar starts less than thirty minutes after ingestion and may last for five hours. "