Handbook of Nutrition and Immunity
Contributors: M. Eric Gershwin (Editor); Penelope Nestel (Editor); Carl L. Keen (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: June 4, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781588293084
Subjects: Dietetics & nutrition; Immunology; Medical; Immunity; Mechanisms Of Immune Response; Nutrition Physiology; Consumer Health; Malnutrition; Immunological aspects; Diets - General; Medical / Nutrition; Nutritional aspects; Nutrition; Handbooks, manuals, etc
First sentence: Impaired or inadequate nutriture is prevalent throughout the world, and frequently accompanies a number of medical and social conditions.
Description: A concise handbook that covers the practical aspects of the evaluation of nutrition and immunology. It's numerous tables and algorithms make this useful source on how diet-induced changes contribute to the occurrence or prevention of selected diseases. Extensive coverage is given to the impact of diet on such clinical issues as breast feeding, allergies, autoimmune diseases, cancer, perioperative condition, diabetes, allograft rejection, and oral disease. Nutritionists, immunologists and all physicians should benefit from this comprehensive review of the role of nutrition in health, with a major focus on how diet can reduce the onset and progression of numerous chronic diseases.