What is general “inflammation” and why does every single superfood, supplement, and diet claim that it will reduce inflammation as a benefit?

Question

I’ve never heard inflammation used outside of the context of an injury, yet every product out there claims to reduce inflammation.

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Answer 1

Inflammation is also a cause or symptom of some other chronic illnesses, such as arthritis and inflammatory bowel disorder. In general, when something is going wrong on any kind of time scale in our bodies, it will cause inflammation because inflammation is our bodies trying to get more blood and nutrients to the problem to help out. Because the causes and effects of inflammation are so generalized, it’s really easy to claim that a supplement helps with “inflammation” and then market it as a miracle cure for everything from toothaches to cardiovascular disease