{"id":13152,"date":"2024-09-18T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13152"},"modified":"2024-09-18T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:25:09","slug":"the-foods-that-fight-inflammation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13152","title":{"rendered":"The Foods That Fight Inflammation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Experts sometimes describe inflammation as a necessary evil. On one hand, this essential immune system response helps you stay safe and heal from illnesses, though it isn\u2019t always pleasant: often causing symptoms like redness, swelling and soreness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But when inflammation levels in your body remain high for months or years at a time \u2014 even in the absence of a threat \u2014 it can create health risks of its own. Untreated, chronic inflammation can <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK493173\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">increase the risk<\/a> of serious <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoimmuneinstitute.org\/articles\/inflammation-a-driving-force-of-autoimmune-disease\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">health issues<\/a> like <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niehs.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/conditions\/inflammation\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cancer<\/a>, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and metabolic conditions like Type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The condition, which <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10808594\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">some surveys estimate<\/a> affects about a third of U.S. adults, is hard to diagnose. This is in part because chronic inflammation symptoms can vary widely and there isn\u2019t a test that can reliably diagnose it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Diets high in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21613382\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">highly processed<\/a> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26081486\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">and<\/a> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21677052\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sugary foods<\/a> are connected to chronic inflammation, while consuming certain healthy foods \u2014 fresh fruits, vegetables, fiber and certain fats \u2014 have been shown to help tamp it down. Here are the foods with demonstrated anti-inflammatory benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-3\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-d754w4 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-78a3089e\">Vegetables, Especially Leafy Greens<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Sean Spencer, a gastroenterologist and physician-scientist at Stanford University, said that the fiber in vegetables is essential for feeding and maintaining the gut microbiome, which signals the immune system to keep inflammation down. 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On one hand, this essential immune system response helps you stay safe and heal from illnesses, though it isn\u2019t always pleasant: often causing symptoms like redness, swelling and soreness.But when inflammation levels in your body remain high for months or years at a time \u2014 even in the absence of a threat \u2014 it can create health risks of its own. Untreated, chronic inflammation can increase the risk of serious health issues like cancer, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and metabolic conditions like Type 2 diabetes.The condition, which some surveys estimate affects about a third of U.S. adults, is hard to diagnose. This is in part because chronic inflammation symptoms can vary widely and there isn\u2019t a test that can reliably diagnose it.Diets high in highly processed and sugary foods are connected to chronic inflammation, while consuming certain healthy foods \u2014 fresh fruits, vegetables, fiber and certain fats \u2014 have been shown to help tamp it down. Here are the foods with demonstrated anti-inflammatory benefits.Vegetables, Especially Leafy GreensDr. Sean Spencer, a gastroenterologist and physician-scientist at Stanford University, said that the fiber in vegetables is essential for feeding and maintaining the gut microbiome, which signals the immune system to keep inflammation down. The antioxidants in vegetables can help reduce inflammation too.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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