Diet, immunity and inflammation: 26. Exercise, nutrition and immunity

Diet, immunity and inflammation: 26. Exercise, nutrition and immunity
ISBN-10
0128087188
ISBN-13
9780128087183
Series
Diet, immunity and inflammation
Category
Medical
Pages
760
Language
English
Published
2013-09-30
Publisher
Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Author
M. Gleeson

Description

The chapter begins by discussing the impact of intensive exercise training on immune function and susceptibility to infection in athletes. It then reviews the evidence that diet and nutritional supplements can modify immune responses to exercise and reduce infection incidence, symptom severity or duration in endurance athletes.

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