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Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection (Paperback)
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Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection (Paperback)
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Both nutrition deficiency and overnutrition can have a significant
effect on the risk of infection. Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection
focuses on the influence of diet on the immune system and how
altering one's diet helps prevent and treat infections and chronic
diseases. This book reviews basic immunology and discusses changes
in immune function throughout the life course. It features
comprehensive chapters on obesity and the role of immune cells in
adipose tissue; undernutrition and malnutrition; infant immune
maturation; pre- and probiotics; mechanisms of immune regulation by
various vitamins and minerals; nutrition and the aging immune
system; nutrition interactions with environmental stress; and
immunity in the global health arena. Nutrition, Immunity, and
Infection describes the various roles of nutrients and other food
constituents on immune function, host defense, and resistance to
infection. It describes the impact of infection on nutritional
status through a translational approach. Chapters bring together
molecular, cellular, and experimental studies alongside human
trials so that readers can assess both the evidence for the effects
of the food component being discussed and the mechanisms underlying
those effects. The impact of specific conditions including obesity,
anorexia nervosa, and HIV infection is also considered. Chapter
authors are experts in nutrition, immunity, and infection from all
around the globe, including Europe, Australia, Brazil, India, and
the United States. This book is a valuable resource for nutrition
scientists, food scientists, dietitians, health practitioners, and
students interested in nutrition and immunity.
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