Exercise-induced immunodepression in endurance athletes and nutritional intervention with carbohydrate, protein and fat-what is possible, what is not?

Nutrients

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1187-1212

  Gunzer, Wolfgang ^a   Konrad, Manuela ^a   Pail, Elisabeth ^a  

^a FH JOANNEUM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Exercise induced immunodepression; Immune function; Macronutrients; URTI

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROTEIN;

ATHLETE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CYTOKINE RESPONSE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID DIET; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACRONUTRIENT; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84866908967     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu4091187     Document Type: Review

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