Zap Inflammation, Heart Disease Risk With Yellow Vegetables

Diet plays a crucial role in causing inflammation—and offers delicious ways to reverse it

Yellow vegetables such as pumpkin, yellow peppers, beans, and carrots are high in antioxidants and fiber, both important to reducing your risk of disease.Shulevskyy Volodymyr/Shutterstock

Certain diets have been shown to increase inflammation in your body, which then sets the stage for heart disease and stroke later in life. Yet there are also diets that can save the day, including those rich in yellow vegetables, red wine, and coffee, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in November 2020.⁽ⁱ⁾

Chronic inflammation has been shown to play a role in the development of heart disease and stroke as well as insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes.⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ Unlike acute inflammation used by the body to fight infections and help speed up healing, chronic inflammation results in the immune system pumping out white blood cells and chemical messengers continually, making the body believe it’s under constant attack.⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾