Death by Inflammation…or not!!
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Health News Update: Death by Inflammation…or not!! 3.30.26
Hey there everyone: Yes, more info on food choices and how it relates to inflammation. As you know from previous blogs, inflammation will cause, perpetuate, and/or aggravate every known human ailment including aging. What is the leading cause of inflammation? I bet you know that the answer is…food.
CONCLUDING REMARKS
In summary, the results of several studies suggest that the MedDiet may have a dual effect on the prevention of CVD, improving classical cardiovascular risk factors and also having an intense anti-inflammatory effect. In fact, epidemiological studies have shown that the MedDiet may exert its effect partly through mechanisms such as improved lipid profile and reductions in blood pressure or insulin resistance. Its anti-inflammatory effect seems to be greater and more intense in the mid-term compared to the short-term while the effect on classical cardiovascular risk factors is similar, thereby suggesting that the MedDiet exerts its effects on lipids and blood pressure relatively quickly (at 3 mo), with the maximum effect on systemic inflammatory biomarkers being achieved later (at 1 y). Thus, in the short-term the effect on blood pressure and the lipid profile is higher, whereas in the mid-term the effect on chronic inflammatory response in the arterial wall is more pronounced.
The present review also provides evidence that a MDP alone or one enriched with some of its main components (i.e. extra virgin olive oil and nuts), not only diminishes the classical cardiovascular risk factors, but is also associated with important reductions in circulating inflammatory biomarkers, cellular inflammatory biomarkers and improves endothelial dysfunction. Moreover, increased consumption of antioxidant-rich foods as in a MDP in general and of polyphenols in particular was associated with better cognitive performance in an elderly cohort at high cardio- vascular risk. Therefore, the choice of a healthy diet such as the MedDiet associated with regular physical activity is critical in the fight against many chronic diseases. The protection against atherosclerosis by the MedDiet can probably be extended to other chronic inflammation-related diseases, including visceral obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and type-2 diabetes, cancer or neurodegenerative diseases, among others.
https://www.academia.edu/21464761/The_immune_protective_effect_of_the_Mediterranean_diet_against_chronic_low_grade_inflammatory_diseases?email_work_card=view-paper how food impacts immune inflammatory responses
Bottom Line: If you want to be as healthy as possible, age as optimally as possible, and avoid the common causes of death and suffering as long as possible, the most foundational thing you can do is to prioritize your food plan to an unprocessed, whole foods, predominantly plant-based lifestyle.
