| Description |
1 online resource (191 pages) |
| Series |
Nutrition in exercise and sport |
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Nutrition in exercise and sport.
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| Contents |
Exercise immunology: current issues / Laurel T. Mackinnon -- Carbohydrates and the immune response to prolonged exertion / David C. Nieman -- Lipids, exercise, and immunology / Jaya T. Venkatraman, Peter J. Horvath, and David R. Pendergast -- Protein, exercise, and immunity / David G. Rowbottom -- Glutamine, exercise, and the immune system / Thomas Rohde, Kenneth Ostrowski, and Bente K. Pedersen -- Vitamins, immunity, and infection risk in athletes / Edith M. Peters -- Minerals and exercise immunology / Michael Gleeson -- Cancer, nutrition, and exercise immunology / Jeffrey A. Woods -- Exercise, immune function, and nutrition--summary and future perspectives / Bente K. Pedersen and David C. Nieman |
| Summary |
This volume reviews the link between nutrition and immune function, with special application to athletic endeavour. It covers topics such as: carbohydrates and the immune response to prolonged exertion; protein, exercise and immunity; and vitamins, immunity and infection risk in athletes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nutrition Physiology -- physiology
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Exercise -- physiology
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Immunity -- immunology
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Exercise -- Immunological aspects
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Nutrition
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Exercise -- Immunological aspects.
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MEDICAL -- Immunology.
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Medicina esportiva.
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Nutrition.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nieman, David C., 1950-
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Pedersen, Bente Klarlund, 1956-
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| ISBN |
1420041797 |
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9781420041798 |
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