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The Role of Vitamins and Minerals on the Immune System
Abstract
It has long been recognized that individuals living in poverty who suffer from malnutrition are more susceptible to infections and certain diseases due to deficiencies in macronutrients such as proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. More recently, it has come to light that micronutrients such as several vitamins and minerals also play major roles in boosting the immune system to protect against certain infections, inflammation, and possibly some cancers. This article discusses the various immune boosting properties of several micronutrients.
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“Immune function may be improved by restoring deficient micronutrients to recommended levels, thereby increasing resistance to infection and supporting faster recovery when infected.”
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“Various micronutrients are essential for immunocompetence, particularly vitamins A, C, D, E, B2, B6, and B12, folic acid, iron, selenium, and zinc.”
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“poor nutritional status predisposes to certain infections.”
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“As outlined in Table 1, micronutrients have essential roles in the immune system and an inadequate intake may have deleterious effects [4].”
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“Micronutrient deficiencies also have immunological consequences in infants and young children, and can increase morbidity and mortality from many diseases, including pneumonia, diarrheal disease, and measles [4,49].”
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“Immune defenses can be impaired by undernutrition, which increases susceptibility to infection [4,5,70].”
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“The development, maintenance and optional functioning of immune cells is dependent on adequate nutrition, evident at all stages of life [4,5,33,49,69].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Alpert, P. T.
- Affiliations
- Arizona College, Las Vegas Campus, NV, USA
- Corresponding author
- Alpert, Patricia T.
- Venue
- Home Health Care Management & Practice
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-06-06
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 199-202
- ISSN
- 1084-8223 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6739
- OpenAlex
- W2621887820
- Semantic Scholar
- a48e42c800ffa8225354da805a2248bd37246a19
- Cited by
- 120
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 8.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Home Health Care Management & Practice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Trace Elements in Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- vitamins, minerals, micronutrients, immune system, malnutrition, infection susceptibility, inflammation, cancer prevention, poverty
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