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Experts have said inflammation could be addressed by what people eat, adding that every day foods including sugar and saturated fat can dramatically affect the conditions.

One of the everyday foods people could benefit from cutting out, they suggest, is vegetable oil - found in many processed foods - as too much Omega 6 in the diet can trigger inflammation.

Chronic low grade inflammation is linked to all the common diseases out there, said Philip Calder, Professor of Nutritional Immunology at Southampton University.

Understandably this is why there has been such a huge focus in the last decade on understanding it and trying to find ways to reduce it.

Think of inflammation as essentially a sign something is wrong and the body is try to find a way to resolve it.

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For example, a thumb will become swollen, heat up and painful if you hit it with a hammer this inflammation response warns your body something is amiss and then can kick start the healing process.

But significantly it is short-lived. What is different is when we experience intermittent or recurrent inflammation.

Where it is not turned off it becomes chronic, says Professor Calder.

Chronic inflammation - that persists and serves no purpose damages the body and is a key factor in causing illness and is now recognised as the underlying basis of a significant number of diseases.

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Chronic low grade inflammation is linked to all the common diseases out there

Professor Philip Calder

Professor Calder added: Many of the factors of a modern Western lifestyle - like taking little or no exercise and a diet often high in sugar and bad fats appear to make it easier for the body to become inflamed.

He said there is no magical food group which can reduce inflammation but components of some foods may be able to regulate or dampen down the inflammatory response.

These components can be found in a typical Mediterranean diet, one that has been shown to lower cholesterol and reduce symptoms of inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.

Rob Hobson Head of Nutrition at Healthspan said people should be eating oily fish - rich in omega 3, fibrous pulses, berries, nuts, dark green and other brightly coloured vegetables, which contain antioxidants and other polyphenols to help quell inflammation in the body.

Processed foods rich in refined carbohydrates - including sugar - and saturated fats can exacerbate the inflammatory process, he said.

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Both experts said having too much omega 6 in the diet - found in vegetable oils like sunflower and safflower and found in many processed foods.

These fats oxidise easily, depleting the body of antioxidants and potentially causing inflammation and mutation in cells.

Switch to extra virgin olive oil and avoid margarine and too much meat, said Rob.

There is also increasing evidence that overeating leads to an inflammatory response in the body.

If you measure the blood of an obese person you will find higher levels of inflammatory chemicals than in someone who is not overweight, said Professor Calder.

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And heres the interesting thing: lose weight and those levels of inflammatory cells return to normal.

Experts also state there are herbs and spices which can help people reduce inflammation, including ginger and tumeric.

The active components of the ginger root known as gingerols are potent antioxidants and exhibit anti-inflammatory effects that have been proven to help reduce migraines and period pain.

People who dont get much turmeric or ginger in their diet can consider taking a supplement like Healthspans OptiTurmeric, 15.95 or Ginger Extract, 13.95.

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