Can nutrition limit exercise-induced immunodepression?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 119-131

  Gleeson, Michael ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Immunity; Leukocytes; Macronutrients; Micronutrients; Training

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CAFFEINE; CARBOHYDRATE; COPPER; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; FAT; GLUTAMINE; HORMONE; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; MINERAL; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ABNORMALLY LOW SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; DIET; ECHINACEA; ENERGY; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MACRONUTRIENT; MALABSORPTION; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; STRESS; TASTE DISORDER; TRAINING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 33645740280     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 00296643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2006.mar.119-131     Document Type: Article

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