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Pandemic
4th June 2020
Abbe Maleyki Mhd Jalil (PhD)
School of Nutrition and Dietetics
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
(UniSZA)
abbemaleyki@unisza.edu.my
KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY
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Presentation Outline
1.0 Basic Terminology/Concepts
2.0 Tasks of the Immune Function
3.0 How is the Immune System Activated
4.0 Type of Immunity
5.0 Conditions When We Have Low Immune Response
6.0 Nutrition and Immune Function
7.0 Specific Nutrients/supplements to Boost Immune Function
8.0 Conclusions
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1.0 Basic Terminology/Concepts
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1.0 Basic Terminology/Concepts (cont.)
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2.0 Tasks of the
Immune System
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3.0 How is the Immune
System Activated?
• T lymphocytes à destroy
antibodies + antigens.
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5.0 Conditions When We
Have Low Immune Response
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5.1 Impact of
Obesity and MetS
on Immune
Function
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6.1 Nutrition and Immune Function:
Current Knowledge
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7.0 Specific Nutrients/Supplements to Boost
Immune System
3) Vitamin C
4) Zinc
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7.1 Single Nutrient:
Soluble fibre,
resistant starch
• Fibre particularly soluble fibre is an
important energy for gut microbiota.
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7.1 Single Nutrient:
Soluble fibre, resistant
starch) (cont.)
• 25 to 31 g/day or more!
• Or 14 g fibre per 1000 kcal energy. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
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7.2 Single Nutrient: Polyunsaturated Fatty
Acids (PUFA)
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7.2
Polyunsaturated
Fatty Acids • 10 RCTs, 183 RA patients vs 187 placebo-controls.
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• Meta-analysis, 29 RCTs (mostly double blinded),
11,306 participants.
7.3 Vitamin C
(Ascorbic Acid) • Vitamin C dose: 1 to 2 g/day.
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• Meta-analysis, 7 RCTs, 575 participants.
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• Exploring diet-microbiome-immune function.
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Thank You
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