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A Harvard Gut Doctor Avoids These 4 Popular Foods at All Costs to Beat Inflammation
Rein in the inflammation to protect yourself from chronic diseases.
Inflammation is necessary as it protects your body from infections and aids rapid healing of wounds and scabs.
But excess chronic inflammation is a critical condition as it can be life-threatening because it can cause cancer and diabetes.
Chronic Inflammation can damage tissues and organs and can even change the DNA of a healthy cell. It can change the brain structure and can make you more susceptible to depression.
Dr. Jacqueline Wolf, a Harvard professor of Medicine and a gastroenterologist knows that we can’t control inflammation in its entirety.
However, she acknowledges the research that has proven that your diet is a major factor for inflammation. Here are the four foods that she avoids at all costs to keep inflammation in check.
1. A Mis-Guided Belief That’ll Wreck Your Gut
A diet high in saturated fat is the root cause of many lifestyle diseases. And much awareness has been raised about its ill effect on the body and mind.
But one such food that’s high in saturated fats is still considered healthy and believed to be a part of a well-balanced diet. Red meat is a crowd favorite when it comes to inflammation.
As a lifelong vegetarian, I cannot make any comment on it, but Dr. Wolf believes that fatty meats can alter gut bacteria which can trigger inflammation.
Meats that are high in saturated fat have been under suspicion for too long, most studies caution the reader about its health effects.
However, this study concluded that red meat is not a biomarker for inflammation when accounted for BMI. It found that red meat is healthy enough, but beware this study was funded by The Beef Checkoff program, which aims to raise the demand for beef in households.
So, it is wise to be skeptical of red meat and monitor your consumption for a healthier gut.
Here’s what you can do:-
- White meat like chicken and…
