Inflammation is part of the body’s immune response to fight infection or heal damaged tissue. However, chronic inflammation – when the body’s inflammatory response does not end when it should or starts without need – can cause various chronic illnesses including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, Alzheimer’s disease, and autoimmune conditions. An anti-inflammatory diet can help reduce inflammation and, therefore, potentially prevent these illnesses from occurring or worsening.
Overview
- Foods that fight inflammation (Harvard Health Publishing – March 26, 2024)
- The Best Foods to Eat on the Anti-Inflammatory Diet (Health – January 29, 2024)
- 5 Anti-Inflammatory Diets You Should Try (Forbes – January 9, 2024)
- Dr. Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Fighting Inflammation With Nutrition (U.S. News and World Report – January 2, 2024)
- What is an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and How to Follow it (Healthline – October 12, 2023)
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Foods to Eat and Avoid (WebMD – September 27, 2023)
- What is an anti-inflammatory diet? (BBC Good Food – September 14, 2023)
- Anti-inflammatory diet: What to know (MedicalNewsToday – September 6, 2023)
- How to Follow an Anti-Inflammatory Diet (and Why You Should) (Verywell Health – August 15, 2023)
- 10 Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Add to Your Diet (GoodRx – June 27, 2023)
- Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Eat: A Full List (Healthline – May 23, 2023)
- How To Build An Anti-Inflammatory Diet (Health – May 21, 2023)
- Can Diet Help with Inflammation? (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics – April 27, 2023)
- Quick-start guide to an anti‑inflammation diet (Harvard Health Publishing – April 15, 2023)
- What Is the Anti-Inflammatory Diet? A Detailed Beginner’s Guide (Everyday Health – February 24, 2023)
- Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan for Beginners (EatingWell – September 28, 2022)
- What Is an Anti-Inflammatory Diet, and Should You Follow It? (Prevention – April 29, 2022)
- Why and How To Start an Anti-Inflammatory Diet (Cleveland Clinic – February 1, 2022)
- Anti-inflammatory food superstars for every season (Harvard Health Publishing – November 30, 2021)
- Want to ease chronic inflammation? Start with your grocery list (Mayo Clinic Health System – October 14, 2021)
- Anti Inflammatory Diet (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet Do’s and Don’ts (Arthritis Foundation)
- Diet Review: Anti-Inflammatory Diet (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
- Eating to Reduce Inflammation (US Department of Veterans Affairs)
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- High-Fat, Western-Style Diet, Systemic Inflammation, and Gut Microbiota: A Narrative Review (Cells – November 14, 2021)
- Dietary Control of Inflammation and Resolution (Frontiers in Nutrition – August 10, 2021)
- Functional foods modulating inflammation and metabolism in chronic diseases: a systematic review (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition – January 28, 2021)
- Strengthening the Immune System and Reducing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress through Diet and Nutrition: Considerations during the COVID-19 Crisis (Nutrients – May 27, 2020)
- Association of vegetarian diet with inflammatory biomarkers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (Public Health Nutrition – August 24, 2017)
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet in Clinical Practice: A Review (Nutrition in Clinical Practice – March 28, 2017)
Fruits and Vegetables
- Effects of Citrus Fruit Juices and Their Bioactive Components on Inflammation and Immunity: A Narrative Review (Frontiers in Immunology – June 23, 2021)
- Anti-inflammatory effects of flavonoids (Food Chemistry – November 30, 2019)
- Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of avocado (Persea americana) fruit and seed extract (Journal of King Saud University – October 2019)
- Citrus fruits and their flavonoids in inflammatory bowel disease: an overview (Natural Product Research – April 16, 2019)
- In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Selected Green Leafy Vegetables (Biomedicines – November 19, 2018)
- The Immunomodulatory and Anti-Inflammatory Role of Polyphenols (Nutrients – November 2, 2018)
- Effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on inflammatory biomarkers and immune cell populations: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – July 2018)
- Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of quercetin and its derivatives (Journal of Functional Foods – January 2018)
- Anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals from fruits, vegetables, and food legumes: A review (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition – June 12, 2017)
- Functional Foods for Health: The Interrelated Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Role of Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs, Spices and Cocoa in Humans (Current Pharmaceutical Design – December 1, 2016)
- Flavonoids, Inflammation and Immune System (Nutrients – October 21, 2016)
- Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Properties of Flavonoids from the Fruits of Black Mulberry (Morus nigra L.) (PLoS ONE – April 5, 2016)
- Fruit Polyphenols: A Review of Anti-inflammatory Effects in Humans (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition – January 23, 2015)
Beans, Nuts, and Legumes
- Health-promoting benefits of lentils: Anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial effects (Current Research in Physiology – 2024)
- Improving oxidative stress and inflammation status of obese women with metabolic syndrome using phenolic-rich red kidney bean sprout milk yogurt. (International Food Research Journal – 2022)
- Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Nuts Counteract Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in an Acute Experimental Model of Carrageenan-Induced Paw Edema (Antioxidants – July 24, 2020)
- The Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Anacardium occidentale L. Cashew Nuts in a Mouse Model of Colitis (Nutrients – March 20, 2020)
- Dietary legumes, intestinal microbiota, inflammation and colorectal cancer (Journal of Functional Foods – January 2020)
- Legume Proteins as a Promising Source of Anti-Inflammatory Peptides (Current Protein and Vegetable Science – December 1, 2019)
- Navy bean supplemented high-fat diet improves intestinal health, epithelial barrier integrity and critical aspects of the obese inflammatory phenotype (The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry – August 2019)
- Whole flour and protein hydrolysate from common beans reduce the inflammation in BALB/c mice fed with high fat high cholesterol diet (Food Research International – August 2019)
- Associations between nut consumption and inflammatory biomarkers (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – September 2016)
- White and dark kidney beans reduce colonic mucosal damage and inflammation in response to dextran sodium sulfate (The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry – July 2015)
- Non-soya legume-based therapeutic lifestyle change diet reduces inflammatory status in diabetic patients: a randomised cross-over clinical trial (British Journal of Nutrition – June 16, 2015)
Spices and Herbs
- Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin/turmeric supplementation in adults: A GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Cytokine – April 2023)
- Garlic (Allium sativum L.) as an Ally in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Current Issues in Molecular Biology – January 11, 2023)
- Ginger and its constituents: Role in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (BioFactors – December 9, 2021)
- A review of therapeutic potentials of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and its active constituent, curcumin, on inflammatory disorders, pain, and their related patents (Phytotherapy Research – July 26, 2021)
- Benefits of Ginger and Its Constituent 6-Shogaol in Inhibiting Inflammatory Processes (Pharmaceuticals – June 15, 2021)
- Effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on inflammatory markers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Cytokine – November 2020)
- The effects of garlic (Allium sativum) supplementation on inflammatory biomarkers, fatigue, and clinical symptoms in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (Phytotherapy Research – June 1, 2020)
- The effects of ginger supplementation on markers of inflammatory and oxidative stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials (Phytotherapy Research – March 8, 2020)
- Mechanisms underlying the attenuation of chronic inflammatory diseases by aged garlic extract: Involvement of the activation of AMP‑activated protein kinase (Review) (Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine – December 27, 2019)
- Oral turmeric/curcumin effects on inflammatory markers in chronic inflammatory diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Pharmacological Research – August 2019)
- Molecular pharmacology of inflammation: Medicinal plants as anti-inflammatory agents (Pharmacological Research – January 2019)
- Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Herbs with Special Emphasis on Herbal Medicines for Countering Inflammatory Diseases and Disorders – A Review (Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery – November 1, 2018)
- The anti-inflammatory activity of licorice, a widely used Chinese herb (Pharmaceutical Biology – September 21, 2016)
- Hepatoprotective Effects of Chinese Medicinal Herbs: A Focus on Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidative Activities (International Journal of Molecular Sciences – March 29, 2016)
- Immunomodulation and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Garlic Compounds (Journal of Immunology Research – April 19, 2015)
Whole Grains
- Emerging science on whole grain intake and inflammation (Nutrition Reviews – August 2020)
- Whole Grain Wheat Consumption Affects Postprandial Inflammatory Response in a Randomized Controlled Trial in Overweight and Obese Adults with Mild Hypercholesterolemia in the Graandioos Study (The Journal of Nutrition – December 2019)
- Nordic Diet and Inflammation—A Review of Observational and Intervention Studies (Nutrients – June 18, 2019)
- Effects of Whole-Grain Consumption on Selected Biomarkers of Systematic Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (Journal of the American College of Nutrition – September 5, 2018)
- Whole grain-rich diet reduces body weight and systemic low-grade inflammation without inducing major changes of the gut microbiome: a randomised cross-over trial (Gut – November 1, 2017)
- Whole-grain wheat consumption reduces inflammation in a randomized controlled trial on overweight and obese subjects with unhealthy dietary and lifestyle behaviors: role of polyphenols bound to cereal dietary fiber (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – February 2015)
Olive Oil
- Is olive oil good for you? A systematic review and meta-analysis on anti-inflammatory benefits from regular dietary intake (Nutrition – January 2020)
- Effects of Olive Oil and Its Minor Components on Cardiovascular Diseases, Inflammation, and Gut Microbiota (Nutrients – August 7, 2019)
- Anti-inflammatory Activity of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Polyphenols: Which Role in the Prevention and Treatment of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases? (Endocrine, Metabolic, and Immune Disorders – January 1, 2018)
- The Protective Effects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Immune-mediated Inflammatory Responses (Endocrine, Metabolic, and Immune Disorders – January 1, 2018)
- Extra virgin olive oil: a key functional food for prevention of immune-inflammatory diseases (Food and Function – October 17, 2016)
- Effects of Olive Oil on Markers of Inflammation and Endothelial Function—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Nutrients – September 11, 2015)
Fish and Fish Oil
- Fish oil supplementation increases expression of mammary tumor apoptosis mediators and reduces inflammation in an obesity-associated HER-2 breast cancer model (The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry – September 2021)
- An Oily Fish Diet Improves Subclinical Inflammation in People at High Cardiovascular Risk: A Randomized Controlled Study (Molecules – June 2, 2021)
- Effect of omega-3 fatty acids and fish oil supplementation on multiple sclerosis: a systematic review (Nutritional Neuroscience – August 28, 2019)
- Fish oil supplementation attenuates neuroinflammation and alleviates depressive-like behavior in rats submitted to repeated lipopolysaccharide (European Journal of Nutrition – January 5, 2017)
- Role of fish oil in human health and possible mechanism to reduce the inflammation (Inflammopharmacology – February 14, 2015)
Algae
- Extracts and Marine Algae Polysaccharides in Therapy and Prevention of Inflammatory Diseases of the Intestine (Marine Drugs – May 31, 2020)
- Algae Polysaccharides’ Chemical Characterization and their Role in the Inflammatory Process (Current Medicinal Chemistry – January 1, 2017)
- Potential anti-inflammatory natural products from marine algae (Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology – December 2016)
- The antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory activities of Spirulina: an overview (Archives of Toxicology – June 3, 2016)
- Bioactive Compounds Isolated from Microalgae in Chronic Inflammation and Cancer (Marine Drugs – September 30, 2015)
Mushrooms
- An insight into the anti-inflammatory properties of edible and medicinal mushrooms (Journal of Functional Foods – August 2018)
- Anti-inflammatory properties of edible mushrooms: A review (Food Chemistry – March 15, 2018)
- Anti-inflammatory potential of mushroom extracts and isolated metabolites (Trends in Food Science and Technology – April 2016)