The new possible pandemic flu is so deadly because it makes the immune system overreact, causing what is known as a cytokine storm. There are some known cheap ways to weaken the immune system, namely sugar and alcohol. Would a sufficient intake of these weaken the response of the immune system enough to increase ones chances of survival?
From what i've read it does seem like that. For instance 100g of sugar can weaken the immune system by 40% for up to 5 hours, according to:
http://www.immunecentral.com/templates/info_template.cfm/1696/70/1
Also from the above link:
Seems just like the cure we are looking for, no?
Now I'm just a software engineer, so I hope somebody with better knowledge of the immune system could comment?
