Nutrition and immune function [

This book contains 18 chapters discussing the roles of specific nutrients in maintaining the immune response and protection against infection and non-communicable diseases, and the influence of various factors, such as exercise and aging, on the interacion between nutrition and immune function. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Calder, Philip C. (Author), Field, Catherine J. (Author), Gill, Harsharnjit S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : CABI , c2002
Series:Frontiers in nutritional science 1
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2002/20023164010.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The immune system
  • 2. The individual nutrients, infection and immune function
  • 3. Nutrition and immunity through the life cycle