Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection

Both nutrition deficiency and overnutrition can have a significant effect on the risk of infection. Nutrition , Immunity , and Infection focuses on the influence of diet on the immune system and how altering one’s diet helps prevent and treat infections and chronic diseases. This book reviews basic immunology and discusses changes in immune function throughout the life course. It features comprehensive chapters on obesity and the role of immune cells in adipose tissue; undernutrition and malnutr