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Citrus flavonoids may lower one’s markers of inflammation, particularly interleukin-18 (IL-18). An extensive body of epidemiological studies has linked increased dietary intake of antioxidants from fruits, vegetables wine, chocolate, coffee, tea, and other foods to reduced risks of a range of diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Increased intakes of compounds called flavonoids from …
Spanish researchers identify 98 genes whose inflammatory activity is dampened by consumption of extra virgin olive oil. Spanish researchers identify 98 genes whose inflammatory activity is dampened by consumption of olive oil, suggesting the underlying mechanism by which it exerts beneficial effects on chronic conditions from arthritis to heart disease. Francisco Perez-Jimenez, from University of …
Antioxidant compounds in orange juice counteract increases in inflammatory markers seen with meals high in fats and carbohydrates. Fast-food meals are typified by high contents of fat and/or carbohydrates, with some previous studies suggesting that such foods promote the inflammatory process in cells and tissues. Paresh Dandona, from State University of New York at Buffalo …
Marinating meats in preparations that include ingredients such as hot peppers, allspice, sesame and ginger, is a simple and easy way to introduce antioxidants into meals. Studies have shown that foods rich in antioxidants serve an essential role in preventing cardiovascular diseases, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and disorders relating to inflammation. In …
German team discovers that coffee consumption reduces subclinical inflammation, beneficially impacting type-2 diabetes. Previous studies have shown a beneficial effect of coffee consumption to reduce an individual’s risk of type-2 diabetes. Christian Herder, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf (Germany), and colleagues investigated the effects of daily coffee consumption on biomarkers of coffee intake, subclinical inflammation, oxidative …
Obese children as young as three years old may have elevated levels of C-Reactive Protein and other inflammatory markers linked to heart disease in adulthood. While previous studies have established an association between blood levels of inflammatory markers and obesity in adults, the relationship is less clear in children. Asheley Cockrell Skinner, from University of …
Years prior to onset of symptoms, rheumatoid arthritis may be prompted by the accumulation of markers of inflammation in the blood. In that previous studies have suggested that certain antibodies, such as rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies, are present several years before rheumatoid arthritis develops, and that other research has suggested that …
Among patients in hospital intensive care units, fish oil administered intraveneously improves gas exchange, reduces inflammatory chemicals and results in a shorter length of hospital stay. Patients in hospital intensive care units are at increased risk for both inflammation and infection, both of which can compromise outcome. Philip Calder, from the University of Southampton (United …
Japanese scientists isolate the compound present in the essential oils from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel, and bergamot that exerts a potent anti-inflammatory effect. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme involved in prostaglandin biosynthesis, and plays a key role in the inflammatory response. In that essential oils, extracted from plants, have been long used for their …
Ohio State University (US) researchers find that women who regularly engage in yoga exercise lower their blood levels of the inflammatory compound known as cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). While cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important part of the body’s inflammatory response, it contributes to the inflammation associated with heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, arthritis and a …