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Sigma Nutrition Radio

#333: Diet & Immunity

Sigma Nutrition Radio

Danny Lennon

Sigma, Dietetics, Evidencebased, Nutrition, Training, Health & Fitness, Science, Diet, Fitness, Evidence, Bodybuilding, Health

4.8626 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Today's Topic in Focus: Immune Function & Diet
Innate and adaptive immune response
How does body composition impact immune function?
Will a calorie deficit or fasting decrease immunity?
Vitamins A, C, D.
Supplementation with zinc: yes or no?
Eating “to support the immune system”
Exercise and immunity
Environmental factors in infancy

Show Notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode333

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0:00.0

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1:36.3

We have something that, well, we have a lot of stuff to talk about today. And I think the

1:42.3

general theme, as we've mentioned a few times offline, is how insane anything related to immunology actually is.

1:50.3

Yeah, yeah, yeah, nutritional immunology sounds every bit as intimidating and complex as it actually is.

2:00.6

Yes, and ripe for quackery for those same reasons.

2:03.7

Ripe for quackery, yeah. But other than that, you're doing well. You're staying alert in the land of

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