Biochemical oxygen demand. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD, also called biological oxygen demand) is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed (i.e., demanded) by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period.
Foods to avoid if you have arthritis: 1  Red meat (i.e. beef, lamb, pork). substitute chicken and oily fish. 2  Members of the nightshade family such as: â tomatoes. â white potatoes. 3  Wax covered fruit and citrus fruit. These days much of our fruit is wax covered to improve shelf life but organic fruit should not be.
There are many pro-inflammatory foods and food ingredients that science has shown are highly damaging to the human body. In nearly every instance these foods that cause inflammation are heavily processed or otherwise chemically modified. 4 foods and food ingredients that cause inflammation are: Sugar; Grains; Gluten; GMOs