Avoiding inflammatory foods can help reduce your risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.

Acute (short-term) inflammation occurs when your immune system sends inflammatory cells to a cut, injury, infection, or irritant to fight germs and initiate healing. Chronic inflammation happens when ...

The good news? If this applies to you, it may be a lifestyle choice, and not your digestive system, that's the problem.

A recent study confirms that fructose can cause chronic inflammation and contribute to greater risk of other diseases. Dietitians and physicians clarify that fructose from added sugars like table ...

Inflammation, often unseen, significantly impacts long-term health and can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and even Alzheimer's. Trans fats, saturated fats, and added sugars contribute to ...

While tea reigns supreme in other parts of the world, here in the United States, coffee is king. Millions of Americans start every day with a cup (or two, or three) of coffee, without which they ...

Although tomatoes may be in the clear, there are foods that are more likely to exacerbate inflammation. “Red meat and ...

Long-term (chronic) inflammation in your body has been linked with several types of cancer, in addition to other serious conditions. One recent study found that 20% of cancer-related deaths were ...

Ulcerative colitis happens when the immune system goes out of control and causes inflammation that can lead to tissue damage in the colon and rectum. Image Credit: iStock/Getty Images There’s no cure ...