Inflammation is one of those standard arrows in the quiver of the alternative medicine advocates,

who don't agree on much other than that real medicine is corrupt and poisonous.

For a long time some have insisted that it's inflammation and inflammation alone that

is the ultimate cause of all disease, and that you can protect yourself simply by eating

a special diet they say will prevent inflammation.

Is it true?

We're going to find out today on Skeptoid.

You're listening to Skeptoid.

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

The Inflammatory Diet.

Wellness content many promoters of healthy living can most easily be achieved by avoiding

the foods that cause inflammation, inflammation being the root cause of so many modern diseases.

It's a mantra that's repeated virtually every time you hear a Hollywood celebrity preach

about their diet and every time you pick up a best-selling book in the Health and Wellness

section.

Cut out the foods that cause inflammation and add more foods that reduce inflammation,

and instantly you'll be in charge of your health.

Those modern diseases, so symptomatic of our Western culture, the Advocates claim,

will simply fail to take a foothold in your inflammation-proof body.

Today, we're going to unpack this dietary belief and see if there really is such a thing

as a food that can either trigger or reduce inflammation.

And see if reducing it is even something you should try to do in the first place.

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