Changes in Nutritional Status Impact Immune Cell Metabolism and Function

Impact of enteral nutrition on postoperative immune function and nutritional status.

We studied the effects of enteral nutrition (EN) support initiated 1 week before surgery on postoperative nutritional status, immune function, and inflammatory response in gastric cancer patients. A total of 200 gastric cancer patients were randomly divided into two groups: EN starting 1 week before surgery (study group) and EN starting early after surgery (control group). The two groups receiv...

Nutritional modulation of immune function.

The inflammatory response to injury and infection, although an essential part of immune function, carries the risk of severe tissue depletion and immunosuppression. These outcomes increase morbidity and delay recovery. Evidence is accumulating that single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes controlling pro-inflammatory cytokine production adversely influence the response. Immunonutrition prov...

COVID-19: The potential role of nutritional deficiencies, global climatic changes, and immune system dysfunction

Exercise and Immune Function: Nutritional Influences

Data from three randomized studies support the viewpoint that near-daily physical activity reduces the number of days with sickness (Nieman et al., 1990b, 1993, 1998c). In these studies, women in the exercise groups walked briskly 35-45 minutes, five days a week, for 12-15 weeks during the winter/spring or fall, while the control groups remained physically inactive. The results were in the same...

Bodyweight, nutritional status and reproductive function

© 1999 Journals of Reproduction and Fertility 1359-6004/99 $15.00 Leptin is a peptide produced by adipocytes and achieves hormonal status by virtue of its secretion into the bloodstream (Considine et al., 1996). It is a potent satiety factor (Campfield et al., 1995; Halaas et al., 1995) but may serve other functions, such as the regulation of neuroendocrine systems and the gonads. This brief re...