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Impact of Nutrition on Immune Function

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In the past few years a great deal of progress has been made by immunologists in elucidating the functions and interactions of the various cell types that protect the host from infectious agents. Also, progress has been made in our understanding of how various nutrients, and the quality and quantity of various dietary components, affect our immune system.

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  1. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Joseph J. Vitale ScD, MD (Director of Nutrition Education Programs, Professor of Pathology Associate Dean for International Health) & Selwyn A. Broitman PhD (Professor of Microbiology and Nutrirional Sciences) (Director of Nutrition Education Programs, Professor of Pathology Associate Dean for International Health) &  (Professor of Microbiology and Nutrirional Sciences)

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Vitale, J.J. (1982). Impact of Nutrition on Immune Function. In: Vitale, J.J., Broitman, S.A. (eds) Advances in Human Clinical Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8290-1_9

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