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IN THIS CHAPTER

Understanding how inflammation fits into the immune system

Using nutrition to decrease inflammation

Making lifestyle changes beyond the food you eat

If you ever fell off your bike or out of a tree, you’re familiar with inflammation surrounding an injury. In most cases, inflammation surrounds minor cuts and bruises in the form of swelling and protects the injured area until it heals. Since the late 1980s, however, researchers have turned their attention to other causes of inflammation, such as diet and internal imbalances. These inflammatory responses may be so severe that they lead to chronic illness, such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, and cancer.

In this chapter, you get a better idea of just what inflammation is — both the good and the bad — as well as how it’s defined and what to look for. Throughout the remainder of this book, you discover foods that may contribute to the problem as well as those foods, vitamins, and supplements that may lessen the effects of inflammation.