Full Description
This book was written to provide a thorough overview of clinical nutrition and immunology to allow the reader to become knowledgeable in this evolving and complex area of medicine. The reader, whether a clinician, student, teacher, or researcher, will find this book comprehensive and up to date.The disease-specific chapters have been written to focus attention on novel approaches to nutrient-immune system interactions that affect specific diseases. This includes the identification of immunologic actions that can be influenced by nutrition. Specific nutrient chapters were written by experienced investigators to provide the reader with an understanding of the current role of nutrients in the immune system with both clinical and research applications. Throughout the book, the authors actively emphasize new frontiers for research and practical use of new findings in the fields of nutritional medicine and nutritional pharmacology.
Contents
Chapter 1 Basic Immunology and Its Application to Nutritional Problems Chapter 2 Nutrition and Immunology: Clinician's Approach Chapter 3 Assessment of Nutritional Status Using Conventional Techniques (Anthropometric/Biochemical) and Newer Immune Tests Chapter 4 Tissue Injury, Nutrition, and Immune Function Chapter 5 Perioperative Feeding: Nutrition and Immunity Chapter 6 Aging: Nutrition and Immunity Chapter 7 Food, Diabetes, and Immunology Chapter 8 Cancer: Nutrition and Immunity Chapter 9 Cytokine Influence on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Action, Prevalence, and Treatment Chapter 10 AIDS: Nutrition and Immunity 12 Chapter 11 Diet and Allograft Rejection Chapter 12 n-6 Fatty Acids Chapter 13 The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Immune Responses During Infection and Inflammation Chapter 14 Structured Lipids Chapter 15 Arginine and Immunity Chapter 16 Nucleotide Nutrition Dependent Immunosurveillance: Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity, y-Interferon Production, and Polymorphonuclear Cell Function Chapter 18 Vitamins Chapter 19 Future Outlook: Nutritional Effects on Immunity Index
