Nutritional status and preparing for Bird Flu

BARRY W. RITZ, MS, researcher, was on the team of immunologists from DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology which has just had a study published: Quote "An important consideration in preparing oneself for a possible influenza pandemic is nutritional status. Malnutrition is the leading cause of immunosuppression worldwide, and nearly any nutrient deficiency results in impaired immunity and an increased incidence of infection. Further, specific nutrients show great promise in enhancing immune function. In a study recently published in the Journal of Nutrition, we (the team of researchers at Drexel University) showed that a novel nutrient compound marketed under the brand name Immpower effectively enhanced the immune response to influenza infection, decreasing the severity of infection and expediting viral clearance."