Options for addressing chronic inflammation in an industrialized world

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Industrialization and urbanization contribute to chronic inflammation.
There are three major aspects to address chronic inflammation: protection, challenge, and repair.
Protection involves reducing exposure to harmful factors like pesticides and consuming organic food.
Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish have anti-inflammatory effects.

Ian Sample talks to Dr David Furman, an expert on inflammation and ageing at Stanford University. He explains how chronic inflammation is affecting our health and how lifestyle choices can help us fight it. This episode has been updated from an earlier version which stated that dairy is a cause of inflammation. Current scientific evidence suggests dairy has a negligible to marginally positive impact on inflammation in humans.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod