Yet another reason to get your fill of complex carbs.

Pictured recipe:Quinoa Avocado Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

There’s lots to love about fiber-rich foods.

Plus,fiber has benefitsfor your gut, heart, digestion and throw in 2 diabetes risk.

Quinoa Avocado Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

Participants logged their eating habits and had follow-up visits to assess their heart health through June 2015.

The researchers used blood samples to assess inflammation.

“A common hypothesis has been that higher fiber intakes reduce inflammation, subsequently leading to lower CVD risk.

Shivakoti added that the specific benefits of cereal fiber for inflammation still need to be confirmed by further research.

A2020 review published inNutrition Reviewsfound that fiber likely modifies the pH of your gut, which reduces inflammatory compounds.

Eating more nutrient-denseveggies like avocado, beets and kaleis a tasty way to fight inflammation.

Colorful veggies, like these three examples, deliver inflammation-fighting antioxidants.

Research has found that following a Mediterranean-diet eating plan could help reduce chronic pain and inflammation.