month : 04/2017 21 results

Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 19

Vitamin D Status and Supplementation Practices in Elite Irish Athletes: An Update from 2010/2011 Vitamin D deficiency is a global health concern that is prevalent in Ireland. The vitamin D status of elite Irish athletes following implementation of a revised supplementation policy in 2010/2011 has not been explored to date. This study aimed to assess the vitamin D status of elite Irish athletes participating in high-profile sports and establish if equatorial travel, supplementation and/or sunbed use predict vitamin D status. Across Ireland, blood samples (n = 92) were obtained from ...

Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 18

The Regulation of Innate Immunity by Nutritional Factors Recent years have witnessed growing interest in the biochemistry and physiology of nutrients for mammals, such as amino acids, fatty acids, polyphenols, and oligosaccharide. Notably, dietary nutrients have critical importance on immune function, especially in the pathogenesis of many immune related diseases including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and cancer.These studies propose the way to manipulate immune associated diseases with a nutritional aspect.

Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 17

The pleiotropic role of vitamin A in regulating mucosal immunity The effect of vitamin A on mucosal immunity has never been subjected to extensive studies until recently. We started to work in this area in the early 1970s when we observed that children with protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) often had defective mucosal immunity, judging from the incidence of respiratory tract infections and diarrhea. We reported that these children had depressed secretory IgA (sIgA) levels in their nasal wash fluids. The IgA level in specimens collected from those superimposed with some degrees ...

Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 16

The Association of Vitamin D Status with Dyslipidaemia and Biomarkers of Endothelial Cell Activation in Older Australians Background/Aims: Vitamin D has been investigated for many non-skeletal effects. The objective of this study was to determine whether circulating lipids, systemic inflammation, and biomarkers of endothelial cell activation varied with the vitamin D status of older Australians. Methods: One hundred and one participants were proportionately and randomly sampled across tertiles of 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) from a larger cohort of free living older adults (T1 median ...

Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Funcional – 2017 – edição 69

Iniciamos mais um ano com intensa atualização científica para nossos leitores. Nesta nova edição, traremos temas de grande interesse na prática clínica e esportiva. Na área clínica, uma abordagem de alta relevância sobre o manejo nutricional da dor reumatológica, mostrando estratégias baseadas na nutrição funcional para a redução dessa sintomatologia tão frequente e debilitante nesses pacientes. Na área esportiva, uma revisão atualizada sobre a atuação da Nutrição Esportiva Funcional na síntese proteica e recuperação muscular, com foco na utilização do ômega-3, e ...