Plus, what you should know about how to keep chronic inflammation at bay.
Its been implicated incognitive declineand constipationand it evenages you faster.
Inflammation can alsomess with the guts microbiome, disturbing the delicate balance between beneficial and unhealthy bacteria.
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Heres what their study, published on December 10, 2024, inGut, found.
How Was This Study Conducted?
Specifically, they were conducting a lipid analysis.
Lipids include various types of fatty acids, like many natural oils, waxes and steroids.
These harmful lipids tend to be inflammatory.
Researchers found that there was a significant imbalance in these types of lipids in the colon cancer tumors.
What Did the Study Find?
We call these ultra-processed foods that are rich in seed oils like soybean oil.
The end result is that colorectal cancer is like a wound that won’t heal.
How Does This Apply to Real Life?
And yet, this study suggests that they do.
So, what gives?
Plus, the balance matters.
Most of us are getting too many omega-6s and not enough omega-3 fatty acids.
Cutting back on processed foods and prioritizing foods rich in omega-3s, like salmon and tuna can help."
Yeatman also offers a challenge and recommendseating as clean as you might.
These other things are often preservatives, colors, flavor additives, etc.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Colorectal Cancer Statistics.
