Immunology

Immune System Response Performs Poorly In Elderly

Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, November 14th, 2001

Aging brings with it a decline in immune function leading to increased vulnerability to disease and delay in recovery after illness, both of which should be of concern as the American population ages in the coming decades.

In the November 2001 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Stephane Walrand and colleagues compared the effects of short-term fasting and subsequent refeeding on measures of the immune response in healthy young and elderly adults. While aging decreased the level of immune response before the study, fasting and refeeding did little to change immune function in the elderly. In contrast, young adults experienced significant...

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Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2001-11-14)

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