Is Sugary Drinks a Cause of Inflammation?

Dr. Yucundruppe: I'm just going to mention one review that just came out last year in 2022 and is titled, excessive intake of sugar and accomplice of inflammation. When they hit the gut, they can actually be damaging to the gut's lining. And it has been shown that there is a slightly higher rate of autoimmune disease in high performing endurance athletes - asthma or heart disease. But my one concern about the sugar consumption that you see in endurance athletes is there's already this impact you see inurance athletes of damaging the immune system just from doing high intensity work.