Your food choices are some of the most impactful decisions you can make for your overall health, especially if you opt for anti-inflammatory foods. But how can you identify those nutritious options? There’s a simple cheat code. Chronic inflammation, when the condition lasts for months to years, has been increasingly shown in research to be a major factor many chronic diseases, Dr. Roshini Raj, gastroenterologist and clinical associate professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, tells TODAY.com.