|
Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology
|
Buy Now
Diet, Immunity and Inflammation (Paperback)
Loot Price: R5,657
Discovery Miles 56 570
|
|
|
Diet, Immunity and Inflammation (Paperback)
Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days
|
Although inflammation is one of the body's first responses to
infection, overactive immune responses can cause chronic
inflammatory diseases. Long-term low-grade inflammation has also
been identified as a risk factor for other diseases. Diet, immunity
and inflammation provides a comprehensive introduction to immunity
and inflammation and the role that diet and nutrition play with
regard to this key bodily response. Part one, an introductory
section, discusses innate and adaptive immunity, mucosal immunity
in a healthy gut and chronic inflammatory diseases and low grade
inflammation. Chapters in part two highlight the role of
micronutrients, including zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin A and
vitamin D, in inflammation and immunity. Part three explores other
dietary constituents and includes chapters on intestinal bacteria
and probiotics, the impacts of prebiotics on the immune system and
inflammation, and antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and
anti-inflammatory effects of food bioactive proteins and peptides.
Further chapters explore the role of olive oil, short and long
chain fatty acids and arginine and glutamine in immune functions.
Nutrition, immunity and inflammation are discussed from an
integrative and life course perspective in part four. Chapters
focus on adverse immune reactions to foods, early nutritional
programming, the impact of nutrition on the immune system during
ageing, the impact of exercise on immunity and the interaction with
nutrition, and the effect that malnutrition has on immunity and
susceptibility to infection. With its distinguished editors and
international team of expert contributors, Diet, immunity and
inflammation is a comprehensive resource for those researching
immunology or inflammation, nutrition scientists, and professionals
in the food and nutrition industries who require an understanding
of the effect that diet can have on the immune system and
inflammation.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
