If you are a person who wants to confuse adipose tissue for inflammation simply because the idea appeals to your emotional well-being, you will gravitate towards the service you deserve. So I am not going to bother dispelling that facile idea.

Inflammation as a response to food is not ideal. But food is a foreign substance. And it does elicit a reaction from the body. Sometimes it can be unfavourable.

The charts below dwell into the various reactions to food.

The inflammation that is being discussed in forums probably refers to an intolerance to certain foods.

Did that intolerance lead to the person in question piling on weight? Nope. Atleast not directly. Too much food leading to a calorie surplus over a period of time did that.

She was intolerant to certain foods. That caused some discomfort. An exclusion diet probably helped with that.

She also probably undertook a rather drastic calorie deficit, that the company is infamous for, by restricting a variety of foods to lose a lot of weight rapidly.

The current conversation loses nuance by equating those two issues.

A diet that excludes foods someone is intolerant to and provides less energy than a person is spending in a day will lead to weight loss and/or alleviation of discomfort.

If you throw in strength training along side an exclusion diet, a calorie deficit and 1.2-1.6 grams of protein per kg of bodyweight, you will see a person losing weight and improving their lean mass levels and bone density. This improved body composition is the ideal outcome for all of humanity.

This is where the conversation falls apart again. The person in question says their relationship with activity has been troubled and counterproductive.

What would ideally happen is 15-20 minutes of strength training a day that take a few basic strength markers and improves them. Push ups, single leg squats, hanging, carry work, pulling. Framed in whatever way engages and entertains the person.

Human adults can behave like children. If they are not entertained or engaged, they refuse to undertake the activity necessary for their long term wellbeing. This delicate relationship often needs coddling and optimal conditions to survive. To thrive, it takes conviction and directed attention. This is sadly something very few people bring to the table. We do the same with food by either being entirely unthinking in our quantum of consumption or seeking sucker-comfort in food. Either ways, at this point, large chunks of humanity have counterproductive relationships with food and exercise.