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Can you be fit yet inflamed?

I spoke with The Times and the Telegraph recently about inflammation, diet and disease, and one of the recurring themes was physical fitness and inflammation: “…the risk [of hidden inflammation] is more closely related to lifestyle choices than how you look…you can look fit…

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Inflammation may be the culprit behind our deadliest diseases | TIME

That inflammation is a common element in humankind’s top killers—heart disease and cancer—is unlikely to be serendipitous. The intricate link between inflammation and modern chronic diseases is rooted in our evolutionary history. In order to survive infections, famine, and other…

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Gut microbiome: another reason to exercise

In 2014, researchers comparing the National rugby team of Ireland and sedentary men reported in the journal Gut that being physically fit was associated with a greater diversity of gut bugs.  But correlation vs causation was debated, as with many microbiome studies. Newer research…