Nutrition, immunity, and infection /
Shetty, Prakash S.
text
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, Mass. : CABI,
c2010.
eng
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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 -- 10.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.
Malnutrition
Communicable diseases
Immunity
Malnutrition
Communicable Diseases
Communicable Diseases
Immunity.
Malnutrition