Health and Wellness: Inflammation Part 2
Blog 6.2: Inflammation Part 2
It has been shown that a western diet which is typically rich in saturated fats/cholesterol, animal protein, high sugar and refined/processed foods not only promotes obesity, heart disease, and Diabetes but also plays a role in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, Type 1 diabetes, and psoriasis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034518/
The exact mechanism on how western diet leads to increased inflammation and promotes not only cardiometabolic diseases but also autoimmune diseases is being actively researched. One proposed mechanism is Exogenous Endotoxin theory. https://nutritionfacts.org/2012/09/20/why-meat-causes-inflammation/
Beneficial gut bacteria, which thrive on whole food plant based diet, help in maintaining an effective gut barrier limiting absorption of endotoxin. Study performed by Italian investigators showed that a high fiber diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes and grains leads to healthy intestinal bacteria which promote health. Whereas a typical western diet replete in animal products and processed foods leads to preponderance of unhealthy bacteria in our gut. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26416813
Alteration of gut microbiota (varying species of bacteria in our gut) can cause immune dysregulation. This dysregulation of the immune system has been implicated in various autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Type 1 diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3337124/
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyHowever, within this limitation it is possible to describe those core areas of knowledge and competence that occupational health nurses use. as FuelForMyBody.com reports
ReplyThis comment has been removed by the author.
Reply