Inflammation: The Body’s ‘Fire’ Burns Threats, but Things Go Wrong When It Smolders

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Inflammation: The Body’s ‘Fire’ Burns Threats, but Things Go Wrong When It Smolders
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Many people experience chronic inflammation without even knowing it, Arch G. Mainous III, a professor at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine, told The Epoch Times.

A large-scale study published in Frontiers in Medicine in 2024 showed that among adults in the United States, almost 35 percent had systemic inflammation. Even among healthy individuals (with no evidence of disease), the proportion was about 15 percent.
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