Nutrition is a critical determinant of immune responses and malnutrition the most common
cause of immunodeficiency worldwide. Protein-energy malnutrition is associated with a …

Infections, no matter how mild, have adverse effects on nutritional status. The significance of
these effects depends on the previous nutritional status of the individual, the nature and …

The oral traditions of medicine and public health have it that malnutrition is an important risk
factor for the development of tuberculosis (TB). Malnutrition profoundly affects cell-mediated …

Dietary surveys of presumably healthy populations, factorial approaches (summing needs
imposed by growth and maintenance requirements), and balance techniques (measuring …

Marital disruption is associated with significant increases in a variety of psychologic and
physical disorders. In order to examine psychologic and physiologic mediators, self-report …

This reprinted article originally appeared in (American Psychologist, 1994 49 (5), 389-
404.(The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 1994-38031-001.) …

For millennia, food has been at the center of social events, in times of joy and in times of
sorrow. Protein-energy malnutrition is associated with a significant impairment of cell …

Ageing is associated with impaired immune responses and increased infection-related
morbidity. This study assessed the effect of physiological amounts of vitamins and trace …

Because of evidence that increased body iron stores are associated with an increased risk
of cancer, we examined iron status and cancer risk in the first National Health and Nutrition …

Although acute stress has been associated with transient immunosuppression, little is
known about the immunologic consequences of chronic stress in humans. In order to …