The Role of Chronic Inflammation in Aging and Disease

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The science suggests that chronic inflammation plays a significant role in overall health.
Inflammation accelerates the aging process in our bodies.
Inflammation defines rates of aging in different organs.
Chronic inflammation is a low grade but heightened immune system response.
Chronic inflammation results in a sustained elevation of certain biomarkers or leading proteins in blood.

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