Can a vegetarian diet reduce inflammation?
Depending on what you eat, your
diet
may cause or reduce inflammation. By danielle underferth
depending on what you eat, your diet may cause or reduce inflammation.
Inflammation is the body’s response to injury or infection. Without it, we would be defenseless against everything from bee stings to deadly pathogens. Many factors affect inflammation, and your diet is just one of them. “inflammation is basically an immune response to any kind of threat that your body sees, like bacteria, toxins or allergens,” says lindsey wohlford, a wellness dietitian at md anderson. “sometimes, food is the threatening agent that causes your body to react with inflammation.
The connection between our digestive system and overall health has been a subject of growing interest in recent years. One key factor in maintaining a healthy gut is managing inflammation, as chronic inflammation can lead to a variety of digestive issues and contribute to systemic health problems. The good news is that one ...