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Using Stress Models to Evaluate Immuno-Modulating Effects of Nutritional Intervention in Healthy Individuals

Mark Hamer, PhD, Danielle Wolvers, PhD and Ruud Albers, PhD

Unilever R & D Vlaardingen, Unilever Health Institute, The Netherlands



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  		Fig. 1. Conceptual model to show factors that impact on immune function. The optimal level of immune function depends on non-modifiable factors including genotype, age, gender, and historical exposure to infections and vaccination. However, modifiable factors related to lifestyle can cause sub-optimal immune function (eg, stress, poor diet, etc). Nutrition plays a key role in the balance between optimal, sub-optimal, and immune dysfunction.

 




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