The IRMA Community
Newsletters
Research IRM
Click a keyword to search titles using our InfoSci-OnDemand powered search:
|
Introduction to Nutrition and Autoimmune Diseases
|
|
Author(s): Sarad Pawar Naik Bukke (Kampala International University, Uganda), Rajasekhar Komarla Kumarachari (Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy, India), Medishetti Swetha (Sarojini Naidu Vanita Pharmacy Maha Vidyalaya, India), Shanthi Subbarayan (Kampala International University, Uganda), Narayana Goruntla (Kampala International University, Uganda), Tadale Yadesa (Kampala International University, Uganda)and Ramu Samineni (Sandip University, India)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 29
Source title:
Nutrition Controversies and Advances in Autoimmune Disease
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Srikanta Patnaik (SOA University, India & Interscience Institute of Management and Technology, India), Ahmed M. Hamad (Benha University, Egypt), Debjyoti Paul (Amity University, Kolkata, India), Pushan Kumar Dutta (Amity University, Kolkata, India)and Muhammad Shafiq (Guangzhou University, China & Shenyang Normal University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-5528-2.ch001
Purchase
|
Abstract
Researchers and healthcare professionals are eager to understand how nutrition affects autoimmune diseases due to their rise. This chapter explores how diet affects autoimmune diseases, aiming to explain how nutrition can aid or hinder their development. Nutrition affects brain activity, muscle health, bone strength, nerve function, skin integrity, blood circulation, and immune system strength. For fuel, the body needs a balanced diet. For optimal health and development, a balanced diet includes carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, and water. Malnutrition is a major issue stemming from inadequate nutrient intake. Understanding how diet affects health is crucial because nutritional factors affect heart attacks, certain cancers, strokes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. BMI is a useful tool for assessing nutritional status, emphasising the importance of normal weight. Nutrients like proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals help maintain bodily functions and prevent malnutrition. Proteins ensure tissue synthesis and repair, while fats improve health, with saturated and unsaturated fats guiding diets. Essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals support bodily functions. The complex relationship between nutrition and autoimmune diseases emphasises the importance of a balanced diet. Nutritional interventions are important due to celiac disease and processed foods. Food and exercise are essential for lifelong health, body composition, musculoskeletal health, and physical and cognitive performance, as the chapter concludes. The complex relationship between nutrition and autoimmune diseases is explored in this study to help researchers, healthcare professionals, and individuals better understand the relationship.
Related Content
|
Rudrajit Paul, Meera Suresh.
© 2026.
40 pages.
|
|
Jayasree S. Kanathasan.
© 2026.
22 pages.
|
|
Udugalage Isuru Harsha Kumara, Welisarage Crista Ridmie Sumilaka Fernando, Gunavathy Selvarajh.
© 2026.
26 pages.
|
|
Poonam Maurya, Neelesh kumar Maurya, Nidhi Bhatt.
© 2026.
34 pages.
|
|
Jyoti Prakash, Urvashi Kumari.
© 2026.
24 pages.
|
|
Yassine Mouniane, Soumaya Choukri, Soukaina Elkadaoui, Issam El-Khadir, Ahmed Chriqui, Abdelaati Soufiani, Sara Razzak, Hiba Benchehida, Mariame Taibi, Rida Arabi, Fatima Kazbekovna Serebryanaya, Ilham Zenouaki, Mohamed El Bakkali, Mohamed Rektouti, Taoufiq Benali, Driss Hmouni.
© 2026.
30 pages.
|
|
Amira A. Gamal, Amal M. Hashem, Mona A. Esawy.
© 2026.
40 pages.
|
|
|