Dietary lipids and immune function
1993
Hummell, D.S.
Interest in the use of alternative dietary lipids to prevent or control human disease has gained scientific support from numerous studies which have uncovered beneficial effects of increased amounts of polyunsaturated fish and plant oils upon such diverse disease processes as atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, post-operative and posttraumatic recovery, and sepsis. The immunologic processes which underly these pathologic states, and the possible ways in which dietary lipids may influence immunologic function are areas of active research. This review aims to summarize the current views of understanding how immune-mediated processes and inflammatory states may be altered by the content and types of lipids in the diet.
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by National Agricultural Library