ABSTRACT

The interaction of immune function and nutrition underlies the low-grade chronic inflammation involved in the etiology of many common obesity-associated and age-related chronic disease conditions. This close interaction is the genesis of the term immunonutrition, which represents a new interdisciplinary field of nutritional and medical research. Im

chapter 1|18 pages

Evolution of Innate and Adaptive Immunity

chapter 2|20 pages

Cellular Mechanisms of Cytokine Activation

chapter 3|14 pages

Cellular Lipids and Inammation

chapter 5|18 pages

Phytochemicals and Immune Function

chapter 7|14 pages

Cancer and Inammation

chapter 9|8 pages

Type 2 Diabetes and Inammation

chapter 10|18 pages

Heart Disease and Inammation

chapter 11|14 pages

Chronic Kidney Disease and Inammation

chapter 12|30 pages

Alzheimer’s Disease and Inammation

chapter 14|16 pages

Asthma and Inammation

chapter 15|14 pages

Muscle and Immune Function

chapter 16|20 pages

Approaches to Reducing Abdominal Obesity