Donuts
That morning donut may be delicious, but it will cause some serious inflammation by lunchtime. Pastries give our bodies a huge dose of both sugar and trans fats. “When the body encounters an imbalance, such as in blood glucose levels, the immune system is flagged and inflammation is triggered,” says Dr. Hollingsworth.
“These spikes in sugar can increase the body’s levels of pro-inflammatory messengers called cytokines.” The trans-fatty acids in the doughnuts also lead to inflammation and other heart problems.
Processed foods
Processed foods like your morning cereal or flavored oatmeal may look healthy from the outside, but studies have shown that these foods are linked to inflammation and heart disease. In a 2019 study in BMJ, researchers tracked more than 105,100 adults for a median follow-up period of five years.
They found that there was a 12 per cent increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease for every 10 per cent increase in the amount of ultra-processed food consumed.
