What’s That Frozen Pizza Doing to Your Immune System?

River D'Almeida, Ph.D
2 min readApr 7, 2021

It’s lowering your body’s ability to fight germs

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In a recent study, scientists found that commonly-used chemical additives added to processed foods can have toxic effects on the immune system, contributing to conditions such as chronic inflammation, hypersensitivity, and autoimmune disorders. The study found that these immunotoxic substances cause the body to produce…

River D'Almeida, Ph.D

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