The effect of supplementation with an enriched drink on indices of immune function in frail elderly

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-286

  Wouters Wesseling, Wendeline ^a   Vos, A P ^a   Van Hal, M ^b   De Groot, L C P G M ^b   Van Staveren, W A ^b   Bindels, J G ^a,b  

^a NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Illness; Immunology; Infection; Nutrition; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CONCANAVALIN A; INTERLEUKIN 2; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; AGING; BEVERAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BEVERAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 24344500256     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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