Inflammation, Lifestyle and Chronic Diseases by Bharat B. Agg... - 9781439839898

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Inflammation, Lifestyle and Chronic DiseasesThe Silent Link\nAuthor(s): Bharat B. Aggarwal, Sunil Krishnan, Sushovan Guha\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781439839898, 978-1439839898\nSynopsis\nOxidative stress and inflammation are among the most important factors of disease. Chronic infections, obesity, alcohol and tobacco usage, radiation, environmental pollutants, and high-calorie diets have been recognized as major risk factors for a variety of chronic diseases from cancer to metabolic diseases. All these risk factors are linked to chronic diseases through inflammation. While short-term, acute inflammation generated by the immune system serves a therapeutic role, chronic low-level inflammation that may persist \""silently\"" for decades is responsible for chronic diseases. \n\nInflammation, Lifestyle, and Chronic Diseases: The Silent Link describes the role of dysregulated inflammation in persistent and recurr.