Gershwin, M.E. (ed.)|Nestel, P. (ed.)|Keen, C.L. (ed.)
Handbook of nutrition and immunity
- Totowa Humana Press Inc. 2004
- xi, 365p.
Provides health care providers and researchers with practical information on nutrition and immunity. Presents current research findings on health issues such as HIV, malaria, food allergies, diarrhea and acute respiratory infections, and reviews the effect of macro- and micronutrient deficiencies, dietary fat and antioxidants on immune status. Explains the immunological result of poor nutrition and the function of functional foods in relation to better nutrition and immune status.
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Delivery of Health Care|Nutrition|Immunity|Research|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|HIV|Malaria|Food Hypersensitivity|Diarrhea|Dietary Fats|Antioxidants