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Immunonutrition - Interactions of Diet, Genetics, and Inflammation (Hardcover)
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Immunonutrition - Interactions of Diet, Genetics, and Inflammation (Hardcover)
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The interaction of immune function and nutrition underlies the
low-grade chronic inflammation involved in the etiology of many
common obesity-associated and age-related chronic disease
conditions. This close interaction is the genesis of the term
immunonutrition, which represents a new interdisciplinary field of
nutritional and medical research. Immunonutrition: Interactions of
Diet, Genetics, and Inflammation introduces the breadth of this
field, which implicates nutrition in both immune function and in
the etiology, prevention, and treatment of common diseases
influenced by inflammation and immune imbalance, including obesity,
diabetes, heart disease, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and common
forms of cancer. The book begins by reviewing the basic mechanisms
of immunity and cellular mechanisms of cytokine activation. It
discusses the effects of dietary fat intake and changes in Western
diet and lifestyle linked to inflammation. It also describes the
interaction of genetics and environment in the modulation of immune
function and inflammation, and addresses exercise and skeletal
muscle as an endocrine and immune organ. The book reviews the
entire spectrum of inflammation and cancer from causation to its
role in tumor therapy. It examines abdominal obesity and metabolic
diseases, interactions between nutrition and autoimmunity in
systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, and
inflammation associated with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney
disease, Alzheimer's disease, and asthma. Considering potential
nutrition-based treatments, the book explores approaches for
reducing abdominal obesity, anti-inflammatory effects of
phytochemicals, practical strategies for increasing fruit and
vegetable intake, and anti-inflammatory properties of spice
phytonutrients. In addition, it explores how uninformed food
choices related to fats and oils create a balance of
tissue-selective signals that produce harmful health outcomes and
how to restore a healthy balance.
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