Sports Nutrition: Vitamins and Trace Elements

Trace elements and vitamins in membrane function.

The title of this article might well have sprung directly from an examination question, for example ‘Discuss the role of trace elements and vitamins in membrane function’. One could imagine perplexed students, faced with this enigmatic problem, racking their memories for some clue to the thoughts of a perverse examiner. For of course, the question is meaningless. There is no systematic reason w...

Water, electrolytes, vitamins and trace elements – Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition, Chapter 7

A close cooperation between medical teams is necessary when calculating the fluid intake of parenterally fed patients. Fluids supplied parenterally, orally and enterally, other infusions, and additional fluid losses (e.g. diarrhea) must be considered. Targeted diagnostic monitoring (volume status) is required in patients with disturbed water or electrolyte balance. Fluid requirements of adults ...

Trace elements in human nutrition and health

Contribution of selected vitamins and trace elements to immune function.

Adequate intakes of vitamins and trace elements are required for the immune system to function efficiently. Micronutrient deficiency suppresses immune functions by affecting the innate T-cell-mediated immune response and adaptive antibody response, and leads to dysregulation of the balanced host response. This increases the susceptibility to infections, with increased morbidity and mortality. I...

Nutrition : Vitamins and Minerals

In spite of all efforts to prevent formation of mycotoxins significant contaminations still occur. Contaminated grain or feed ingredients may encounter livestock health problems or poor animal performance because they can have chronic and acute effects on animals. By now, the worldwide most applied method to protect animals against mycotoxin-related diseases and to avoid carryover of mycotoxins...