TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shetty,Prakash S.
ED  - C.A.B. International,
TI  - Nutrition, immunity and infection
T2  - Modular texts
AV  - RA645.N87 S54 2010eb
U1  - 616.3/9079 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK
PB  - CABI
KW  - Malnutrition
KW  - Immunological aspects
KW  - Communicable diseases
KW  - Nutritional aspects
KW  - Immunity
KW  - complications
KW  - Communicable Diseases
KW  - immunology
KW  - Other Produce
KW  - Human Immunology and Allergology, (New March 2000)
KW  - Physiology of Human Nutrition
KW  - Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition
KW  - Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans, (New March 2000)
KW  - Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans, (New March 2000)
KW  - Man
KW  - cabt
KW  - Mycobacterium tuberculosis
KW  - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
KW  - Autoimmune diseases
KW  - Diarrhoea
KW  - Food allergies
KW  - Food intolerance
KW  - Human diseases
KW  - Human immunodeficiency viruses
KW  - Immune system
KW  - Immunology
KW  - Infections
KW  - Infectious diseases
KW  - Iron
KW  - Neoplasms
KW  - Nutrient deficiencies
KW  - Nutrient excesses
KW  - Nutrients
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Nutritional state
KW  - Prebiotics
KW  - Probiotics
KW  - Respiratory diseases
KW  - Retinol
KW  - Tuberculosis
KW  - Undernutrition
KW  - Zinc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index; Nutrition, immunity, and infection -- Immune systems : the defence mechanisms of the body -- Role of nutrients in immune functions -- Undernutrition, host defence mechanisms, and risk of infection -- Infections and undernutrition : causation and consequences -- Vitamin A deficiency and risk of infection -- Iron status and risk of infection -- Zinc deficiency and infections -- Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis -- Nutrition, immunity, and infections of infants and children -- Maternal nutrition, infections, and birth outcomes -- Nutrition, immunity, and infections in the elderly -- Nutrition, immunity, and chronic diseases -- Probiotics, prebiotics, and immunity -- Food allergy; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format
N2  - Much evidence suggests the relationship of malnutrition and infection. With the increasing understanding of the immune system and its functions to protect hosts from infections, the part played by the nutritional status of individuals and the role of specific nutrients in this process are increasingly being recognized. This modular textbook covers comprehensively the great amount of knowledge on the synergistic and antagonistic interactions of nutrition, immunology, and infectious disease. After giving a historical background on the topic and the rationale for the book, the chapters that follow provide a general outline of immunity and immune systems of the human body. Other chapters describe the influence of nutrients on the immune system and the likely mechanisms that are affected by nutrient deficiency, the consequences of undernutrition on immune function, and the role of infection in the induction and perpetuation of undernutrition. Specific sections on the association between the risk of infection and vitamin A, iron, and zinc, and on the importance of nutrition in public health problems such as diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory illness, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and tuberculosis are included. Also addressed are the impacts of the said interactions on the health of vulnerable groups (i.e. children, maternal nutrition and birth outcomes, and the elderly), developments in the field that affect cancer and autoimmune diseases, role of probiotics and prebiotics in immune function, food allergy, and food intolerance
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9780851995311.0000
ER  -