US EditionSwitching to a Western diet triggers inflammation and weakens immunity
- In 2025, a study in *Nature Medicine* revealed diet changes impact health.
- Researchers investigated how switching diets altered immune and metabolic responses.
- Seventy-Seven Tanzanian men, both urban and rural, participated in the dietary intervention.
- Internist Quirijn de Mast stated that inflammation underlies many chronic conditions.
- A Western diet induced inflammation, while an African diet reduced it, showing diet's impact.
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Just 14 Days of Western Eating Sparks Alarming Health Changes
A study from Tanzania reveals that diet has a significant impact on the immune system. A dietary shift of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western-style diet has been shown to trigger inflammation, weaken the immune response to pathogens, and activate biological pathways linked to chronic lifestyle diseases. In contrast, a [...]
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einnews.comMen in Tanzania switched from an African diet to a Western one — here’s what happened to their bodies
New research suggests that just two weeks on a Western diet can trigger shocking, lasting effects on the body, potentially increasing the risk of chronic inflammatory conditions like heart disease and diabetes.
A recent research carried out by a group of TECAL scientists from the Instituto Universitario de la Carne y Productos Carnicos (IProCar), of the University of Extremadura, located in the city of Badajoz, Spain, discovered the health effects of the consumption of the ultraprocessed tofu and seitan.These two products are of plant origin and are very traditional in Asian countries where they are frequent meat substitutes, they are chosen by consume…
Western diet? Better the African one that 'turns off' inflammations: the study
Inflammation: The body's response to injury - The Okanagan Naturopath
Inflammation is a normal response to injury or trauma and usually involves swelling, edema, redness, heat and loss of function. The word inflammation literally means “to set on fire.” The inflammatory response can be provoked by physical, chemical and biological agents, including physica...
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