NUTRITION-INFECTION INTERACTIONS AND IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH

Nutrition and infection are often at a crossroads, interacting with each other and influencing human health. Infection is a major health problem and nutritional deficiency plays a significant role in increasing the risk of infection. Nutrition - Infection Interactions and Impacts on Human Health presents state-of-the-art evidence on nutrition - infection interactions and their impact on health and disease.
The book explores a wide range of topics including the effects of infection on nutrition - a common occurrence in the developing world - and nutrient-infection interactions for specific infections including HIV, TB, malaria, and parasitic infections. These are reviewed with a special emphasis on nutritional interventions.