Nutrition Professor: How inflammation could age you | Philip Calder

I went to the doctors concerned about inflammation 5 years ago. They were no help at all, even though I could have been on the path to diabetes. It's thanks to people like these guys that I figured it out and changed my health trajectory.

TLDR; - **Inflammation's Role**: Inflammation is not inherently harmful; it's a protective response to injury or infection, but can become problematic if unregulated or misplaced. - **Chronic Inflammation**: Long-term, improperly managed inflammation is associated with several diseases, such as arthritis, heart disease, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and possibly some cancers. - **Dietary Influence**: Certain foods can trigger inflammation. For example, diets high in simple sugars and saturated fats can promote inflammation. - **Disease Connection**: Chronic inflammation can underlie conditions like obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes by maintaining a persistent, low-grade inflammatory state. - **Nutritional Strategies**: Incorporating anti-inflammatory foods (e.g., foods high in omega-3 fatty acids, extra virgin olive oil, nuts, and fruits rich in antioxidants) can help manage inflammation. - **Personalized Nutrition**: Individual responses to foods vary, which can influence inflammation levels. Tailoring your diet to reduce inflammatory responses based on personal tolerances can be beneficial. - **Long-term Health**: Managing inflammation through diet and lifestyle choices is crucial for reducing the risk of inflammation-related diseases and promoting longevity and healthy aging. This advice emphasizes the significant impact of dietary choices on inflammation and overall health, suggesting that careful consideration of food intake can mitigate inflammation and its associated risks.

Thank you so much. In 70 years of doctors saying inflammation and many others waffling on even on You Tube..... You are the first person who actually explained what inflammation is.

Loved this, the interviewee was amazing at explaining things in such a clear, interesting way. More of him please!

Apparently this is a huge subject area. Request more information on inflammation reduction in old age please. GREAT VIDEO!!! GREAT VIDEO

Farmed salmon live in very polluted water because they are confined. It creates huge dead zones in the ocean. The fish are not able to move about like they would in the wild. I would recommend staying away from it. Sardines are a much better choice and are environmentally sustainable. By eating the whole sardine fish packed in olive oil, you take in a lot of nutrients from the skin, bone and flesh of the fish plus the benefits of the olive oil.

Nigel I can't tell you how much I appreciate your summarising of the information and clarifying questions, it takes me a while to process new information has someone with dyslexia & auditory processing, the way you interview is so helpful for me.

Very enlightening, thank you both.

Thank you for answering a question I asked in a survey a while ago about what exactly inflammation within the body was. I could understand inflammation easily enough when it was due to an external injury but I now understand what general inflammation means. It was a great talk and good to know what is thought to cause it and ways that it might be limited through diet.

Excellent show guys. Loved it. Always awesome to learn

Great discussion to understand the phisiology of inflammation in our body, must be seen!

He explained it so clearly.... I love the zoe podcasts!

I've heard from other doctors that having a big belly is a sign of inflammation.

Professor Calder I love you ❤️ And thank you Jonathan and the Zoe team. Sten Ekberg has a video on eating smaller fish like sardines and mackerel to avoid the heavy metals ‘Top 5 best fish you should never eat and 5 you must eat’ 👍

Going to a doctor in the uk is a complete waste of time, one has to take responsibility for one’s health more now than ever.

So much good info!👍🏻

A simply brilliant podcast, that actually takes the metabolic debate up stream (preventative/cause) to exactly where it should be - instead of downstream (treatment/effect)

Fascinating

Thank you so much for all the interesting and useful information. Btw why is the last chapter not in the chapter list 😅

Great video .packed full of interesting,valuable information and advice .Thankyou