NUTRITION AND RESISTANCE

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Article1 November 1943NUTRITION AND RESISTANCEFREDRICK J. STARE, PH.D., M.D.FREDRICK J. STARE, PH.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-5-735 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe subject of nutrition and resistance raises the question of resistance to what—resistance to disease in general, resistance to specific diseases, resistance to therapeutic and toxic effects of drugs, etc. I shall review for you some of the more recent work on nutrition and various types of resistance.Although it has been generally accepted that good nutrition is a requisite for a maximum degree of resistance to infection, it has been difficult to determine precisely what the relationship might be. It has been repeatedly suggested, for instance, that vitamins A and C are important in maintaining resistance, and the widespread...Bibliography1. SIGALKING ACG: The influence of vitamin C deficiency upon the resistance of guinea pigs to diphtheria toxin, Jr. Pharmacol. and Exper. Therap., 1937, lxi, 1-9. Google Scholar2. PINKERTONBESSEY HOA: The loss of resistance to murine typhus infection resulting from riboflavin deficiency in rats, Science, 1939, lxxxix, 368-370. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BADGERMASUNAGAWOLF LFED: Leprosy: vitamin B deficiency and rat leprosy, Pub. Health Rep., 1940, lv, 1027-1041. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. WOOLEYSEBRELL JGWH: Nutritional deficiency and infection. I. Influence of riboflavin and thiamin deficiency on fatal experimental pneumococcal infection in white mice, Pub. Health Rep., 1942, lvii, 149-161. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. GLAZEBROOKTHOMSON AJS: The administration of vitamin C in a large institution and its effect on general health and resistance to infection, Jr. Hyg., 1942, xlii, 1-19. Google Scholar6. GLAZEBROOK AJ: Vitamin C and resistance to infection, Brit. Med. Jr., 1942, ii, 617. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. CRANDONLUNDDILL JHCCDB: Experimental human scurvy, New England Jr. Med., 1940, ccxxiii, 353-369. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. COWANDIEHLBAKER DWHSAB: Vitamins for the prevention of colds, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1942, cxx, 1268-1271. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. SAKO WS: Resistance to infection as affected by variations in the proportions of protein, fat, and carbohydrate in the diet, Jr. Pediat., 1942, xx, 475-483. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. CANNON PR: Antibodies and the protein reserves, Jr. Immunol., 1942, xliv, 107-114. Google Scholar11. FELLERROBERTSRALLIFRANCIS AELBEPT: Studies on the influence of vitamin A and vitamin C on certain immunological reactions in man, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1942, xxi, 121-137. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. ASHBURNDAFTENDICOTTSEBRELL LLFSKMWH: Lesions in rats given sulfaguanidine in purified diets, Pub. Health Rep., 1942, lvii, 1883-1891. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. OPPEL TW: Studies of biotin metabolism in man. Part I. The excretion of biotin in human urine, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1942, cciv, 856-875. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. TRAGER W: The influence of biotin upon susceptibility to malaria, Science, 1943, xcvii, 206-207. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. SMITHLILLIESTOHLMAN MIRDEF: The toxicity and histopathology of some azo compounds as influenced by dietary protein, Pub. Health Rep., 1943, lviii, 304-317. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Presented at the New England Regional Meeting of the American College of Physicians in Boston, Massachusetts, February 5, 1943.†Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Division of Nutrition, Department of Biochemistry, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Harvard University; Junior Associate in Medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1943Volume 19, Issue 5Page: 735-740KeywordsBiochemistryDrugsHospital medicineNutritionPrevention, policy, and public healthVitamin A ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1943 PDF downloadLoading ...