EC Nutrition

Nutritional Immunology combines two fields of knowledge that did not interact to each other a few years ago. Recently, there are a great interest into assess the impact of different kind of foods or part of these, beyond of their nutritional roles. It is well known that this particular interest is related with the impact of food on the immune system either health or illness point of view. According to this, different nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and minerals, among others and interact with both innate and adaptive immunity and determine the outcome of a specific challenge. In addition, microbiota is fundamental for the develop- ment and maintenance of the immune system determining its dynamics and composition, and a diet-microbiota-immune system triad is fundamental for people’s development and health. The most important effects of each group of nutrients and its impact on health and disease are reviewed with special emphasizes on human and animal studies.

keywords: Nutritional Immunology; Docosahexaenoic Acid; Eicosapentaenoic Acid; Docosahexaenoic Acid; Microbiota; Food

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