Can Diet Lower Inflammation Markers?
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Health News Update: Can Diet Lower Inflammation Markers? 10.27.25
Hello everyone: You have probably heard me say, over and over, how inflammation will cause, perpetuate, and/or aggravate every known human ailment, even aging and recovery processes. Also, most everyone has heard of the anti-inflammatory diet or food plan and the most well-known is the Mediterranean Diet (MD). And conversely, most of our country consumes the most pro-inflammatory diet known, the Standard American Diet, or the S.A.D. Here is some news to help understand why moving to a plant-centric food plan can save your life:
“Although inflammation is a normal defense mechanism that protects the body against infection or other insults, pathological inflammation is associated with tissue damage and disease. In this sense, low-grade systemic inflammation appears to play an important role in the
pathophysiology of obesity, insulin resistance, CVD (Cardio-Vascular Disease) and the anomalous coagulation process. The chronic inflammatory response is characterized by abnormal cytokine production and the activations of inflammatory signaling pathways.
A growing body of evidence suggests that the protective effects of the MD may result, at least in part, from its anti-inflammatory properties. Low-grade chronic inflammation has been involved as a potential mediator for the development of many cardio-metabolic diseases. Therefore, studying the relation between the diet quality and inflammatory markers will be interesting.
Changes in the traditional MDP (Mediterranean Dietary Pattern) toward the modern Western diet are taking place, representing a dietary globalization. Nowadays, a diet rich in meat, processed foods and sweets is increasingly more common in the population, affecting young and adult subjects. However, a high adherence to the MDP is related to a lower risk of suffering pathologies such as cardiovascular diseases or cancer. In this sense, the beneficial effect of the MDP against CVD has been mainly attributed to its effects controlling classical atherosclerosis risk factors. Lately, it has been suggested that an anti-inflammatory effect in the vascular wall may be another important mechanism to explain the link between the MDP and low cardiovascular mortality. The important role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis has led to the belief that dietary preventive measures act in part by modifying related inflammatory pathways.”
Bottom Line: To a great and significant extent, your diet is your destiny. Shifting to a Green Mediterranean style food plan is not only delicious, but also anti-inflammatory and longevity promoting. In our country, the average healthspan is 10 to 15 years less than the lifespan. To not be average, but exceptional and bump your healthspan up to within a year of your lifespan, and to bump them both way up…go predominantly plant based as soon as you can
