A big part of the anti-inflammatory diet is avoiding foods with trans fats, and those that are processed and refined. Trans fats are created in an industrial setting by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to solidify them. They are used in processed foods and significantly raise your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels, increase your risk for heart disease and cause excess internal inflammation. Processed and refined foods are loaded with sugars and “empty calories”. So I have a list of foods that you should avoid when following the anti-inflammatory diet.
Foods with trans fats:
Processed and refined foods:
Sources: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/HealthyEating/Nutrition/Trans-Fats_UCM_301120_Article.jsp#.WKXfLW8rLDc https://authoritynutrition.com/why-trans-fats-are-bad/
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