Inflammation, Chronic Diseases and Food

Health News Update: Inflammation, Chronic Diseases and Food                 12.15.25

Hello again everyone: One of the problems with nutritional research is that the nutrition that we get from our food choices does not easily lend itself to traditional research methods, such as a double-blind placebo-controlled study. It is hard to tease out exactly what caused harm or benefit when the food contains thousands of biochemicals. However, when hundreds of papers come to the same or similar conclusions, it is hard to ignore the importance of such data. That is exactly what we are now seeing with research into food and health as the Mediterranean diet/lifestyle repeated has been shown to lower disease risks and inflammation. Check this out:

“Abstract: Since ancient times, the quality of nourishment is a milestone for the maintenance of health and as it is stated ‘prevention is better than cure’, amongst the so-called ‘healthy’ diets Mediterranean diet (MD) claims the lion’s share. It stands in good stead because of a variety of valuable macro- and micronutrients. So, adherence to a MD is associated with the reduction of inflammation and non-communicable (NCD) OR chronic diseases. Numerous studies try to scrutinize the role of MD components as regards reducing inflammation, lowering rate, and mortality for disorders and illnesses, and preventing NCD. MD regime of the inhabitants of the Mediterranean basin includes a variety of ethnic nutritional habits and regulates an array of effects and epigenetic changes that affect human wellbeing. The research is still ongoing and endeavors to elucidate every aspect of this issue. This review focuses on the impact of MD on inflammation highlights positive results regarding NCD and indicates the need for more high-quality experiments and trials in order to overcome

any discrepancies.”

https://www.academia.edu/45378994/biomedicines_Mediterranean_Diet_as_a_Tool_to_Combat_Inflammation_and_Chronic_Diseases_An_Overview?email_work_card=view-paper Med. Diet lowers inflammation and disease risk

Bottom Line: While research is ongoing, there is adequate data pointing to the Mediterranean Diet as low in inflammatory potential as well as lowering your risk for chronic conditions and diseases. Undoubtably this will be refined of the coming years, yet there is now enough good science to recommend this food plan as a part of any foundational health restoration or maintenance plan. That means that the long term and consistent use of this lifestyle/dietary approach can be expected to provide some real-world benefits.

Now, please stop and think about this:

·     Science recognizes inflammation causes, perpetuates and aggravates all illness.

·     Science recognizes some foods cause, and some put out inflammation.

·     Is your food pattern driving you to illness or to optimal aging?