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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456036203321

Titolo

Nutrition and immune function [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip C. Calder, Catherine J. Field, and Harsharnjit S. Gill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : CABI Pub. in association with the Nutrition Society, c2002

ISBN

1-280-82973-7

9786610829736

0-85199-876-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (436 p.)

Collana

Frontiers in nutritional science ; ; no. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

CalderPhilip C

Disciplina

616.07/9

Soggetti

Immune system

Nutrition

Natural immunity

Dietary supplements

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Preface; 1 The Immune System: an Overview; 2 Evaluation of the Effects of Nutrients on Immune Function; 3 Effect of Post-natal Protein Malnutrition and Intrauterine Growth Retardation on Immunity and Risk of Infection; 4 Fatty Acids, Inflammation and Immunity; 5 Arginine and Immune Function; 6 Glutamine and the Immune System; 7 Sulphur Amino Acids, Glutathione and Immune Function; 8 Vitamin A, Infection and Immune Function; 9 Antioxidant Vitamins and Immune Function; 10 Zinc, Infection and Immune Function; 11 Role of Iron in Immunity and Infection

12 Selenium and the Immune System13 Probiotics and Immune Function; 14 Role of Local Immunity and Breast-feeding in Mucosal Homoeostasis and Defence against Infections; 15 Food Allergy; 16 Exercise and Immune Function - Effect of Nutrition; 17 Nutrition and Ageing of the Immune System; 18 Nutrition, Infection and Immunity: Public Health Implications; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text provides a review of the roles of specific nutrients in maintaining the immune response and host protection against



infection. It also considers the influence of various factors, such as exercise and ageing, on the interaction between nutrition and immune function