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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calder, Philip C.

Series:

Frontiers in nutritional science ; no. 1.

Frontiers in nutritional science ; no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immune system.

Nutrition.

Natural immunity.

Dietary supplements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-82973-7

9786610829736

0-85199-876-3

OCLC:

476061240