Inflammation and health: The real reason behind 60% of global deaths

We hear about heart disease, diabetes, and cancer as large health risks. But less obviously, there is chronic inflammation — a low-level, ongoing activation of the immune system that damages tissue, organ, and health over time. Chronic inflammation doesn't elicit the same recognition as an acute illness when it strikes, but it's associated with so many serious diseases, and was estimated in a study by NCBI in 2014, that about 60 % of global deaths are now attributable to chronic inflammation-related conditions. 

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