Early nutritional interventions for chronic low-grade inflammation

Abstract

Current research on inflammatory disorders tends to focus on the advanced stages of disease; however, acting against chronic low-grade inflammation (a stage before overt disease) through early nutritional interventions may be an alternative, beneficial approach. We systematically evaluate how diet modulates chronic low-grade inflammation through several physiological processes. Furthermore, we suggest three intervention strategies tailored to specific stages of disease: (i) promoting anti-inflammatory dietary patterns in the general population, (ii) implementing precision nutrition targeting inflammatory biomarkers in individuals at risk, and (iii) utilizing adjuvant dietary therapies for existing inflammation. Overall, we argue that early nutritional interventions could address the unmet clinical need to alter inflammatory trajectories before clinical manifestation.