Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 426 Seiten)
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:
9780851998763
Series Statement:
Frontiers in nutritional science no. 1
Content:
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 interaction between nutrition and immune function. The contents include methods for studying nutrient-immune function interactions, the impact of undernutrition on immune function and infection, the influences of fatty acids, amino acids, antioxidant vitamins, various minerals and probiotics on immunity, food allergies, immunological effects of changes throughout the life cycle, and public health policy implications.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Title from PDF title page (viewed August 23, 2013)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0851995837
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Nutrition and immune function Wallingford [u.a.] : CABI Pub. in association with the Nutrition Society, 2002 ISBN 0851995837
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
Immunsystem
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Ernährung
DOI:
10.1079/9780851995830.0000
