Comment by askvictor

Comment by askvictor 2 days ago

2 replies

IIRC the underlying assumption was that you should be reducing inflammation (RICE is almost all about reducing inflammation). Since then, we've learned that inflammation is a good thing, and helps things heal faster.

tomjakubowski 2 days ago

I'm curious now if the anti-inflammatory diets popular with dietitians and health influencers could have a negative effect when you really do want inflammation, like when fighting an infection or recovering from injury.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/quick-start-g...

https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/healthy-weight/diet...

  • james4k 2 days ago

    As I understand it such diets allow the immune system to work more effectively, not suppressing it like, say, corticosteroids do.