Immune Function in Sport And Exercise - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0443101183 ISBN 13 : 9780443101182

Editeur : Churchill Livingstone, 2005

Synopsis

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Designed to help readers understand and evaluate the relationship between exercise, immune function and infection risk, this book presents evidence for the "J-shaped" relationship between exercise load and infection risk. It also describes the components of the human immune system and key functions that protect the body from disease, the impact of acute and chronic psychological stress on immune function, and practical guidelines for minimizing the risk of immunodepression and infection in athletes. Further chapters explore different ways of measuring immune function, as well as the effects of heavy training on innate and specific (acquired) immunity, exercise in environmental extremes, and nutrition. Connections between exercise, infection risk, and immune function in special populations (elderly, obese, diabetic and HIV patients) are also addressed.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Editor of over 5 books and book chapters, and over 50 peer reviewed scientific papers. Fellow of the European College of Sports Sciences; Fellow of the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences; Chair 'Sports Nutrition Interest Group' - BASES; Committee member - Nutrition Society's 'Sports & Exercise Nutrition Working Party'

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Churchill Livingstone
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0443101183
• ISBN 13: 9780443101182
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 338
• Éditeur: Gleeson Michael
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie