Carbohydrates and the Immune Response to Prolonged Exertion

As summarized in Figure 2.1, publications on the topic of exercise immunology date from late in the 19th century. It was not until the mid-1980s, however, that a significant number of investigators worldwide devoted their resources to this area of research endeavor. From 1900 to 1999, just under 1,200 papers on exercise immunology were published, with 78% of these appearing in the 1990s.