Eat To Boost Immunity

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Immune system is a surveillance system that responds to pathogens like (3)

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Bacteria

Viruses

Toxins

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_ is a marketing concept to promote supplements

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“Boosting” immunity

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Diet can support immune system when it’s under attack and maintain

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A protective barrier

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Our immune system is always

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On

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When activated, our immune system needs additional energy to fuel the creation of

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Millions of new immune cells to fight the threat

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Poor diet can contribute to weakened _ response

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Immune

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_ support immune function

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Micronutrients

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_ supports production of immune cells

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Vitamin A

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Deficiency of vitamin A can increase susceptibility to

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Infections

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Vitamin _ is involved in producing immune cells

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B6

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_ is involved in processing of antibodies

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Vitamin B6

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B9 (folate) and B12 are important for _ function

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Red blood cell

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Vitamin B12 are involved in _

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Immune cell synthesis

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Vitamin C protects

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Cells

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Vitamin C maintains (3)

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Skin

Bones

Blood vessels

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_ deficiency has been linked with reduced immune response

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Vitamin D

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Vitamin E deficiency is linked to an

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Increased susceptibility to infection

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Iron is important for

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Immune cells

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Meat derived iron easier to absorb than

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Plant derived iron

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Selenium support production of

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Immune cells

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Zinc helps produce new

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Immune cells

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Zinc deficiency increases susceptibility to

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Respiratory infections

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2 key _ work together

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Immune responses

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(1st response) natural response quickly tries to

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Stop pathogen from spreading

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(2nd immune response) slower adaptive response requires

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Exposure to pathogen

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Exposure to pathogen allows it to (slower response)

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Learn to Identify it rapidly

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Different types of white blood cells patrol or

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Wait to be alerted

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Many types of white blood cells play a role in

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Both immune response stages

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White blood cells and immune cells detect a pathogen via

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It’s antigen

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An antigen is

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Surface protein

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When immune and white blood cells detect a pathogen, they (pathogen detected)

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Signal other immune cells

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Some white blood cells try to _ or _ pathogens (natural response)

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Absorb

Destroy

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Other white blood cells try to destroy _ or _ cells (natural response)

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Infected

Abnormal

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(Adaptive response) if natural response doesn’t work, certain white blood cells produce

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Antibody specific to the pathogen

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The antibody specific to the pathogen (adaptive response)

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Locks onto it

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Other Antibody specific to pathogen, _ it (adaptive response)

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Destroys it

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Memory cells are (2)

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T cells

B cells

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Some _ remain in body to quickly recognize and target pathogen next time

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Antibodies

Memory cells

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White blood cells include (T)

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T lymphocyte cells

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White blood cells include (B)

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B lymphocyte cells

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White blood cells include (N)

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Natural killer lymphocyte cells

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White blood cells include (P)

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Phagocytes