Handbook of nutrition and diet in leukemia and blood disease therapy:

This handbook provides an overview of the latest science of the influence of nutrition on blood cells and blood diseases. Blood diseases include a broad range of nutritional deficiencies, leukemias and genetic mutations, associated with an increased risk of infections. Reduced red blood cell product...

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Weitere Verfasser: Watson, Ronald Ross (HerausgeberIn), Mahadevan, Daruka (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Wageningen Wageningen Academic Publishers 2016
Schriftenreihe:Human health handbooks no. 12
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Zusammenfassung:This handbook provides an overview of the latest science of the influence of nutrition on blood cells and blood diseases. Blood diseases include a broad range of nutritional deficiencies, leukemias and genetic mutations, associated with an increased risk of infections. Reduced red blood cell production can lead to nutritional diseases and anemias, requiring iron supplementation. Patients with anemia feel sick, fatigued and have nausea affecting food intake, worsening their condition. Changes in serum and blood cells affect coagulation, as well as the immune cells' production of cytokines and immunoglobulin. The blood cells interactions affect all major organ systems. Nutrition and food plays a key role in the health of blood cells and their functions. Vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin E, C and iron, affect the production of blood cells and their proteins, including hemoglobin. In addition
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN:9789086868223
9086868223
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-822-3

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