Mitigation of Inflammation with Foods

Abstract

Constant overproduction of pro-inflammatory molecules leads to chronic inflammation. Unlike acute inflammation, which is essential for healing, chronic inflammation can delay healing and, if left unchecked, contribute to a host of diseases. There is growing evidence that some dietary factors can play important roles in maintaining health and even reversing the progression of chronic diseases, with anti-inflammatory effects as important underlying mechanism. Such findings add to the body of evidence that certain dietary components, including polyphenols and other types of compounds, found in various dietary factors including fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and foods of marine origin, can play an important role in attenuating and mitigating chronic pro-inflammatory processes associated with chronic diseases.

Management of reproduction and pregnancy complications in maternal obesity: Which role for dietary polyphenols?

“…This dietary advice comes from many epidemiological studies and associated meta-analyses that strongly support the concept that long-term consumption of a diet rich in plant-based foods promotes health by attenuating or delaying the onset of various non-commutable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, T2D, IR, certain cancers, and several other age-related degenerative disorders. This association has been ascribed partly to the presence of polyphenols that are plant secondary metabolites found in various amounts in the so called polyphenols rich-foods (PRF) such as fruit and vegetables, cereals, and plant-derived foodstuffs, including green tea, black tea, red wine, coffee, chocolate, olives, extra virgin olive oil, and others [43,[209][210][211][212][213]. Herbs and spices, nuts and algae are also potentially prominent in supplying certain polyphenols [36,42,43,[214][215][216].…”

Inflammatory potential of diet and risk of cardiovascular disease or mortality: A meta-analysis

“…The anti-inflammatory diets have been described on the basis of a Mediterranean dietary pattern 7, 8 . Individuals with a high consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, healthy oils, and fish may have a low risk of inflammation-related diseases 9 . Adopting healthy dietary pattern may be the first step in reducing inflammation-associated chronic diseases.…”

Making Progress in Plant Proteomics for Improved Food Safety

“…It has been found that different foodstuffs can mitigate inflammation in human tissues, thus attenuating the risk of chronic diseases (33). It is thus essential before ingesting plant-based food to know the composition, which can only be accessed by a global proteomics analytical approach.…”