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Definitely, it usually boils down to reducing the intake of inflammation-causing food: * soda, snack bars, candy, baked sweets * mayonnaise, most salad dressi

by ihsw2 9y ago

Definitely, it usually boils down to reducing the intake of inflammation-causing food: * soda, snack bars, candy, baked sweets * mayonnaise, most salad dressings, barbecue sauces, most crackers, most breads, most potato chips * fried foods (fries, fried chicken, fish sticks, chicken tendies, onion rings) * refined white flour foods (pizza, white bread, most pasta, pretzels, flour tortillas, breakfast cereals, bagels) * most milks and milk-based products (soft cheeses, butter) * grain-fed meats, processed meats (bacon, hot dogs, bologna, sausage, jerky) * chronic intake of alcoholic beverages * doughnuts, cookies, muffins, frosting While this list might seem excessive and it is by no means exhaustive or applicable or every person suffering from chronic inflammation, I'm sure you can speak from personal experience that several items on these lists have caused you some manner of discomfort. There are so many substitutions available in every large grocery store and substituting fractions of every meal can go a long way. It's tough to get into the habit of regularly purchasing (for example) a variety of fruits and vegetables but it is definitely worth it. For many of the items in the lists above, there are plenty of low-inflammatory options (eg: switching to whole grain breads instead of refined white flour breads, having dark leafy greens instead of Caesar salad, adding almonds, swapping in skim milk and yogurt from regular full-fat milk, any of the berries). EDIT: removed coffee

dingdingdang 9y ago
> coffee Should not be on that list. "In the most comprehensive study of coffee drinking and systemic markers of inflammation and immunity to date, we found that heavier coffee consumption was associated with lower levels of a number of different inflammatory markers, including chemokines (CX3CL1/fractalkine, CCL4/MIP-1β), cytokines (IFNγ, sTNFRII) and basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2)." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490956/
- ihsw2 9y ago
  This is an excellent point, I have edited my comment.
hliyan 9y ago
Thanks. Some of this is quite easy -- I try to eat a very low carb diet. Bacon and alcohol is going to be slightly problematic. Another comment suggested that even eggs and fish should be avoided. Is that valid?
- ihsw2 9y ago
  Avoiding eggs and fish sounds dubious.
- asokoloski 9y ago
  Heh, you're talking about me. Eggs: https://www.forksoverknives.com/whats-wrong-with-eggs/#gs.SdS0XSw https://www.forksoverknives.com/whats-wrong-with-eggs/#gs.Sd... https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-choline-and-cancer/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-choline-and-cancer/ Fish: https://www.forksoverknives.com/is-fish-a-health-food-or-have-we-just-let-it-off-the-hook/#gs.BDfXJmA https://www.forksoverknives.com/is-fish-a-health-food-or-hav... https://nutritionfacts.org/video/omega-3s-and-the-eskimo-fish-tale/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/omega-3s-and-the-eskimo-fis... If it's a food you can't live without, having it once in a while on special occasions isn't going to hurt you much, just like smoking a cigarette a few times a year wouldn't hurt you much. You decide what's right for you. As far as I can tell, though, the science seems pretty clear that fish and eggs aren't health foods.

by ihsw2 9y ago

dingdingdang 9y ago

> coffee Should not be on that list. "In the most comprehensive study of coffee drinking and systemic markers of inflammation and immunity to date, we found that heavier coffee consumption was associated with lower levels of a number of different inflammatory markers, including chemokines (CX3CL1/fractalkine, CCL4/MIP-1β), cytokines (IFNγ, sTNFRII) and basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2)." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490956/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490956/

ihsw2 9y ago
This is an excellent point, I have edited my comment.

hliyan 9y ago

Thanks. Some of this is quite easy -- I try to eat a very low carb diet. Bacon and alcohol is going to be slightly problematic. Another comment suggested that even eggs and fish should be avoided. Is that valid?

ihsw2 9y ago
Avoiding eggs and fish sounds dubious.
asokoloski 9y ago
Heh, you're talking about me. Eggs: https://www.forksoverknives.com/whats-wrong-with-eggs/#gs.SdS0XSw https://www.forksoverknives.com/whats-wrong-with-eggs/#gs.Sd... https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-choline-and-cancer/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-choline-and-cancer/ Fish: https://www.forksoverknives.com/is-fish-a-health-food-or-have-we-just-let-it-off-the-hook/#gs.BDfXJmA https://www.forksoverknives.com/is-fish-a-health-food-or-hav... https://nutritionfacts.org/video/omega-3s-and-the-eskimo-fish-tale/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/omega-3s-and-the-eskimo-fis... If it's a food you can't live without, having it once in a while on special occasions isn't going to hurt you much, just like smoking a cigarette a few times a year wouldn't hurt you much. You decide what's right for you. As far as I can tell, though, the science seems pretty clear that fish and eggs aren't health foods.