Study: Snorting Sugar Could Help Ward Off Lung Disease

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Snorting sugar might be good for your health, according to a new study!

Biologists at Great Britain’s University of Manchester studied the effect of inhaled glucose in mice, and the ability of common sugar to help regulate the immune system during lung inflammation.

According to the New York Post, “the study suggests that the lungs’ macrophages — specialized white blood cells that work like vacuums to clear debris and pathogenic organisms — had unexpected reactions to glucose.”

Stimulating the cells with more sugar apparently helps the immune system stave off the bronchial infections that cause coughing fits and pneumonia.

“Respiratory illnesses cause terrible suffering in both the developing and developed world,” says lead researcher Professor Andrew MacDonald. “It’s reasonable to suggest that short-term inhalation therapy might one day work as … a treatment.”

Awesome! Now what about Splenda?

Hammer and Nigel cover the benefits of snorting sugar in today’s edition of “Is This Anything?”