Posts tagged Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A New Theory of Obesity - Scientific American
A New Theory of Obesity - Scientific American

Obesity is a global epidemic and is far more prevalent in countries that adopt Western patterns of eating. Western patterns of eating include highly processed foods with lots of sugar and fat and the removal of fiber. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines processed food as one that has undergone any change to its natural state

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Diet, Microbiome, ScienceJeffrey TaekmanFood Industry, NOVA, Obesity, Inflammation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diabetes, Microbiome, Emulsifier, Magazine, Heart Disease, Cancer, Anxiety, DepressionComment
What is an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and How Does It Work?
What is an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and How Does It Work?

If I had to pick one recommendation to improve most people's health, that recommendation would be to decrease inflammation. Inflammation is your body's way of protecting itself from injury, illness, and infection. However, runaway inflammation has profound effects on your health. Uncontrolled inflammation is implicated in a wide range of chronic diseases, including obesity, anxiety/depression, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and many others.

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Diet, MicrobiomeJeffrey TaekmanMicrobiome, Short-chain fatty acids, Andrew Weil, True Food Kitchen, Western Diet, Pain, Obesity, Anxiety, Cancer, Depression, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Heart Disease, Anti-Inflammatory DietComment