immunonutrition

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English

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Etymology

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From immuno- +‎ nutrition.

Noun

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immunonutrition (uncountable)

  1. feeding with a selection of pharmaconutrients etc. in order to improve the immune response
    • 2016 January 26, ““Immunonutrition” Has Failed to Improve Peritonitis-Induced Septic Shock in Rodents”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      A randomized multicenter clinical trial showed that enteral immunonutrition with L-arginine, n-3 PUFAs and micronutrients, increased mortality compared to parenteral nutrition [16 ].
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