We’re not just talking about intestinal inflammation. If you eat some whole grain barley for supper, by the next morning, your good gut bacteria are having it for breakfast, releasing butyrate into the bloodstream1164 to exert broad anti-inflammatory activities throughout the body.1165 This may explain why those eating fiber-rich foods are less likely to develop inflammatory conditions from knee pain1166 and osteoarthritis1167 to lung inflammation and respiratory diseases like COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).1168 Most important, those who eat more fiber-rich foods live longer
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