Nutrition and Immunity

Maryam Mahmoudi, PhDTehran University of Medical SciencesNutritional Sciences and DieteticsTehran, Iran Nima Rezaei, MDTehran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Immunology and BiologyTehran, Iran

Introduction.- Vitamin D and the Immune System.- Vitamin A and the Immune System.- Vitamin K and the Immune System.- Vitamin C and the Immune System.- Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, and the Immune System.- Zinc and the Immune System.- Selenium and the Immune System.- Selenium and Immunity.- Gut Microbiome and Immunity.- Maternal Nutrition, Child Development, and Immunity.- Nutrition, Immunity, and Cancer.- Nutrition and Cancer.- Aging, Immunity, and Neuroinflammation: The Modulatory Potential of Nutrition.- Vitamins and Allergic Asthma.- Nutrition, Immunity, and Food Intolerances.- Potency of T-Cell Epitope-Based Peptide Vaccines in Food Allergy Treatment.- Obesity and Immunity.- Nutrition, Immunity, and Neurological Diseases.- Nutrition for Chronic Critical Illness and Persistent Inflammatory, Immunosuppressed, Catabolic Syndrome.- Nutrition, Immunity, and Autoimmune Diseases.- Immunomodulatory Effects of Flavonoids: Possible Induction of TCD4+ Regulatory Cells through mTor Signaling Pathway Suppression.- Glucan and its Role in Immunonutrition.- Nutrigenomic Immunity.- Nutriepigenomic Immunity.

"This is an excellent resource for specialized practitioners with a fundamental knowledge of key concepts ... . the book offers readers a large body of evidence-based literature and research to use in clinical practice." (Hannah Lapkin, Doody's Book Reviews, November 08, 2019)