It’s a biological process that we need to stay alive. Yet too much of it leads to disease and a shorter life. 
Inflammation is the immune system’s response to an outside event it thinks is dangerous. This stimulus could be an injury, like falling off your bike or an infection by a virus or bacteria. But inflammation can also be triggered by our food in the hours after we eat. 
But if this natural process is required to protect us from infections and injuries, why is inflammation usually cast in a negative light? Is there something behind this, or is the idea that inflammation is bad a lie, designed to sell magic potions with dubious evidence? 
In today’s episode, Jonathan speaks to two show regulars to unravel all the information about inflammation:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/sarah-berry (Dr. Sarah Berry) is one of the world's leading experts on human nutrition, who has personally run over 20 randomized clinical trials looking at how humans respond to different fats.
https://www.tim-spector.co.uk (Tim Spector) is a co-founder at ZOE and one of the top 100 most cited scientists in the world.

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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:09 - Topic Introduction
02:30 - Quickfire questions
04:27 - What is inflammation, why does it happen, and why it’s not always bad
10:38 - How is diet related to inflammation?
14:15 - Microbiome and inflammation
19:31 - What does prolonged inflammation do to your health?
23:06 - Can inflammation affect our weight?
25:24 - How does inflammation affect aging and menopause?
29:21 - How do we reduce our dietary inflammation?
33:26 - Should we exclude foods to reduce inflammation?
37:06 - Summary
38:49 - Goodbyes
38:52 - Outro
Episode transcripts are available https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/nutrition/podcast (here).
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This podcast was produced by https://fascinateproductions.co.uk/ (Fascinate Productions)