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If you go to Google to search for the phrase "inflammatory syndrome" will immediately display more than 200 million results. The majority of search results indicate that inflammation is caused by diet and weight imbalance. But one major inflammatory factor that is rarely talked about is stress.
1. What is inflammatory syndrome?
Inflammatory syndrome is swelling or injury. In a broader sense, the inflammatory response is considered as the body's way of responding to protect against pathogens such as bacteria, viruses. If this condition occurs repeatedly for a long time, it will cause Many chronic diseases, even syndromes, can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
One of the causes of inflammation is chronic stress. Today, life and work pressures are the causes of stress. At that time, the body will automatically respond to inflammation so that the mind and health are balanced again. The sympathetic nervous system will also be activated in response to stress.
When you are constantly stressed, the nervous system is constantly activated and leads to chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation leads to an increased risk of many diseases from metabolic disease to even death.
2. Why is stress a cause of inflammatory syndrome?
Referring to stress, most people can name the causes of this condition such as: Work pressure, family pressure... However, there are other common things - things little reason to engage in this response that we might not classify as stress as social rejection.
Social rejection is something everyone experiences and causes serious emotional trauma. Studies show that social rejection lights up the same parts of our brain as physical pain and trauma.
When a person is rejected because of all aspects from gender, sex, weight, skin color, religious beliefs, etc. All of this makes us feel socially rejected. And as a result, we often experience an inflammatory response. This leads to poor health and increased risk of disease.
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3. Food Can't Prevent Stress
Food and body weight are often associated with an inflammatory response. However, stress has the potential to cause a change in the way we make choices.
Some studies show that diet and lifestyle changes can treat inflammatory syndrome. But this does not bring much benefit to those with low socioeconomic status. Specifically, even if people living below the poverty line follow dietary recommendations to improve their health, living with the stress that poverty creates will not be effective.
In short, food can prevent stress at some point. However, if stress is caused by socioeconomic status, food will not provide much benefit.
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Reference source: healthline.com
