Inflammation is the fire of obesity! 1 minute self-diagnosis to find out the problem

Is your body inflamed? Be careful, as this may put your health at risk in the long run! Experts say that obesity not only affects appearance, but if ignored for a long time it is more likely to cause chronic inflammation of the body, causing organs and tissues to gradually lose their functions, so you must be careful! To avoid the above situation, take a minute to check yourself to see if you have any chronic inflammation problems!

Don’t take chronic inflammation lightly! Long-term harm to overall health

I believe many people are familiar with the term "inflammation". However, the "inflammation" phenomenon, which is the redness, swelling, heat and pain that the body exhibits when facing infection or foreign invasion, was called the "secret killer" of the human body in the February 2004 issue of TIME magazine.

Liu Boren, director of the Department of Otolaryngology at the Zhonggang Branch of Chengqing Hospital, wrote in his book "After Losing Weight, These Diseases Disappeared! ” points out that the “inflammation” phenomenon occurs because the white blood cells in the body, when faced with factors that affect the body’s health, will use an “inflammatory response” to eliminate invaders; it is like setting a fire directly to burn all the bacteria and viruses. Therefore, inflammation is strictly speaking a good thing, but if it is a long-term chronic inflammation, it will be troublesome.

In fact, "chronic inflammation" is like a fire all over the body, which will cause organs and tissues to gradually lose their functions. Diseases including hepatitis, pneumonia, neuritis, nephritis, autoimmune diseases, arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer are strictly speaking all closely related to chronic inflammation.

Does obesity cause inflammation? The cause lies in fat cells

As for the relationship between inflammation and obesity, Dr. Liu Boren explained that, using the example of the body on fire, adipose tissue is like a "chronic arsonist" who specializes in destruction; this is because fat cells will continue to produce and secrete fat hormones that promote inflammation, including IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α. These inflammatory hormones were originally secreted by white blood cells, but are also secreted by fat cells.

The trouble is that inflammation causes increased insulin resistance. Once insulin resistance increases, blood sugar cannot enter the cells smoothly, causing the pancreas to secrete more insulin to lower blood sugar. Excessive insulin can also promote inflammation, which in turn leads to obesity, which of course causes an increase in fat tissue. Therefore, obesity, diabetes, and inflammation are considered the disease-causing iron triangle. If you want to be healthy and lose weight, you must put out the fire and reduce inflammation!

Do this to prevent chronic inflammation! 8 inflammatory foods + 3 bad habits to avoid

To avoid the above situation, Dr. Liu Boren specially introduces foods and lifestyle habits that promote inflammation, reminding netizens to pay attention and prevent the occurrence of chronic inflammation:

[Inflammatory foods: Eating too much of these things will make you fat]

Sugar:

Any beverages with added sugar, cola, cakes, desserts, candies, etc., will promote inflammation, especially white sugar, which can be said to be an inflammation "starter".

◎ Refined carbohydrates:

Carbohydrates are originally one of the three major nutrients, but refined carbohydrates, including white flour, white noodles, white bread, and even white rice, are all refined carbohydrates with a high glycemic index. Eating too much will promote inflammation.

◎Excessive omega-6 processed vegetable oils:

Once too much omega-6 fatty acids are consumed through food, it will easily lead to inflammation in the body. General vegetable oils (such as sunflower oil, salad oil, grapeseed oil) contain more omega-6 fatty acids.

Fried foods:

High-temperature fried foods not only absorb a lot of fat, but the frying oil is also extremely unstable after being processed at high temperatures. It easily becomes rancid and can cause inflammation and weight gain.

◎ Trans fat foods:

Trans fats are also known as "health-damaging" fats. This type of hydrogenated oil is notorious for causing arteriosclerosis and increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

◎High temperature grilling food:

After meat and other foods are grilled at high temperatures, they will produce carcinogenic and aging substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), isocyclic amines (HCA), acrylamide (AA), and terminal glycation products (AGEs). These substances not only easily lead to severe inflammation of the body, but are also the main factor causing obesity.

◎Allergies and chronic food intolerance:

Foods that cause allergies and chronic allergic intolerances can cause leaky gut syndrome, leading to chronic inflammation and edema in the body, and an increase in the inflammatory hormone IL-6.

◎Alcohol:

Alcohol is high in calories, producing 7 calories per gram. Drinking too much can cause inflammation of the liver and develop fatty liver, which makes abdominal obesity difficult to eliminate.

[Inflammatory lifestyle habits: If you don’t change these habits, you will gain weight]

◎Staying up late:

Staying up late for a long time will increase the secretion of ghrelin and adrenaline in the stomach, reduce the secretion of leptin in fat and serotonin in the brain, thereby increasing the body's inflammatory hormones and leading to obesity.

◎ Sitting for a long time:

People who sit for long periods of time in front of computers or in front of the TV tend to consume less calories, their blood vessels become easily inflamed, and fat accumulates throughout the body.

◎Smoking:

Smoking will cause the body to produce too many free radicals and inflammatory substances, which will not only affect yourself, but will also make the next generation fat. In 2015, a study by the University of Montreal Medical Research Center in Canada found that if parents smoked when their children were young, the children would have a thicker waist circumference when they were 10 years old, up to 3/5 inches (about 1.5 cm) thicker than their peers, and their body mass index (BMI) would also be higher.

Is my body inflamed? It will be revealed in 1 minute!

In addition to the above improper lifestyle, diet and habits, what should you do if you want to know whether your body is inflamed? Dr. Liu Boren specially provides the following simple self-assessment form. People can check the box according to their physical condition. If there are more than 3 symptoms, it can be determined that the body is inflamed. If there are more than 5 items, it is recommended to consult a doctor to improve the inflammatory constitution.