Systemic Chronic Inflammation: Causes and Consequences

Appreciating SCI sources and outcomes can help you to make simple lifestyle changes with long-term benefits.

What causes SCI?

The most common triggers of Systemic Chronic Inflammation are:

• Nutrition, including diet, gut bacteria imbalance

• Lifestyle, including lack of exercise, lack of sleep, isolation, stress
• Environment, including pollutant exposure
• Health, including chronic infections, obesity

What are the Consequences of SCI?

Elevated Systemic Chronic Inflammation has been linked with a wide range of conditions, including:

• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Auto-immune diseases
• Metabolic syndromes like Type 2 Diabetes
• Immune system deterioration
• Depression
• Loss of muscle mass and bone mass

Source: Furman et al., Nature Medicine, 2019. Read the paper