dc.contributor.author |
Skinner, Margot |
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dc.contributor.author |
Hughes, Jacelyn |
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dc.contributor.author |
Hunter, DC |
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dc.contributor.author |
Zhang, J |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Univ Ulster, Irish Section, Coleraine, IRELAND |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-04-01T20:25:24Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-05-01 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Symposium on Nutrition - Getting the Balance Right in 2010, Univ Ulster, Irish Section, Coleraine, IRELAND, 16 Jun 2010 - 18 Jun 2010. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY. CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 70: 276-280. 01 May 2011 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0029-6651 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/16228 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Kiwifruit is a good source of several vitamins and minerals and dietary fibre, and contains a number of phytochemicals; so kiwifruit potentially provides health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Consumption of green kiwifruit can have positive effects on cardiovascular health through antioxidant activity, inhibition of platelet aggregation and lowered TAG levels, and gut health through improving laxation, aiding digestion and promoting a healthy gut microflora. The importance of nutrition on immune function is well recognised, with deficiencies in vitamins A, C, E, B6 and B12, folic acid, Zn, Cu, Fe and Se being associated with impaired immune function and increased susceptibility to diseases. Evidence is growing that kiwifruit enhances immunity, with several small murine studies showing enhancement of innate and adaptive immune function. Few studies have examined the effect of kiwifruit on immune function in human subjects, but a recent study has revealed that kiwifruit up-regulates several 'immune' and 'DNA and repair'-related gene sets, and down-regulates one gene set related to Ig secretion. Taken together, the evidence from the literature provides supporting data for designing a human intervention trial to validate the ability of kiwifruit to support immune function in healthy and immunocompromised populations. |
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dc.publisher |
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Symposium on Nutrition - Getting the Balance Right in 2010 |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology |
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dc.subject |
Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
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dc.subject |
Nutrition & Dietetics |
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dc.subject |
ZESPRI (R) GOLD kiwifruit |
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dc.subject |
Health benefits of kiwifruit |
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dc.subject |
Immune support |
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dc.subject |
TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY |
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dc.subject |
SERUM IMMUNOGLOBULINS |
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dc.subject |
PROTEIN DIGESTION |
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dc.subject |
FUNCTIONAL FOODS |
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dc.subject |
DNA-DAMAGE |
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dc.subject |
VITAMIN-E |
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dc.subject |
CONSUMPTION |
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dc.subject |
FRUIT |
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dc.subject |
PHYTOCHEMICALS |
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dc.subject |
VOLUNTEERS |
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dc.title |
Gold kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis 'Hort16A') for immune support |
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dc.type |
Conference Item |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1017/S0029665111000048 |
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pubs.issue |
2 |
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pubs.begin-page |
276 |
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pubs.volume |
70 |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
21349229 |
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pubs.author-url |
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=000290220000014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=6e41486220adb198d0efde5a3b153e7d |
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pubs.end-page |
280 |
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pubs.finish-date |
2010-06-18 |
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pubs.start-date |
2010-06-16 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Abstract |
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pubs.elements-id |
210388 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Molecular Medicine |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2013-06-05 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
21349229 |
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