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Front Matter (R1-R14)

Executive Summary (1-16)

I Committee Summary, Responses to Questions, Conclusions, and Recommendations (17-18)

1 A Review of the Role of Nutrition in Immune Function (19-98)

2 Committee Responses to Questions (99-124)

3 Committee Conclusions and Recommendations (125-135)

II Stage Setting: The Military Situation (137-138)

4 Why is the Army Interested in Nutrition and Immune Function? (139-162)

5 Physiological and Immunological Impact of U.S. Army Special Operations Training: A Model for the Assessment of Nutritional Intervention Effects on Temporary Immunosuppression (163-184)

6 Immune Function Studies During the Ranger Training Course of the Norwegian Military Academy (185-202)

III Introduction to Immune Function (203-204)

7 Nutrition and Immune Responses: What Do We Know? (205-220)

8 Cytokines and Nutritional Status: Possible Correlations and Investigations (221-232)

IV Assessment (233-234)

9 Methodological Issues in Assessment of Human Immune Function (235-248)

10 Application of Whole-Blood Cultures to Field Study Measurements (249-262)

V Nutrition (263-264)

11 Glutamine (265-278)

12 Vitamin A and Immune Function (279-288)

13 Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and Immune Response: Recent Advances (289-304)

14 Fatty Acids and Immune Functions (305-316)

15 Iron Metabolism, Microbial Virulence, and Host Defenses (317-336)

16 Trace Minerals, Immune Function, and Viral Evolution (337-359)

VI Health and Stress (361-362)

17 Exercise, Infection, and Immunity: Practial Applications (363-390)

18 Neuroendocrine Consequences of Systemic Inflammation (391-408)

19 Inflammatory Stress and the Immune System (409-436)

20 Chronobiology of the Immune System (437-496)

21 Conclusion: Militarily Important Issues Identified in this Report (497-508)

Appendixes (509-510)

Appendix A: Overview of the Immune System and Other Host Defense Mechanisms (511-526)

Appendix B: Glossary of Immunological Terms (527-536)

Appendix C: Overview of Immune Assessment Tests (537-542)

Appendix D: Emerging Infections, Nutritional Status, and Immunity (543-552)

Appendix E: Workshop Agenda (553-558)

Appendix F: Biographical Sketches (559-574)

Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations (575-580)

Appendix H: Nutrition and Immune Function: A Selected Bibliography (581-656)

Index (657-708)