Nutrition and Stress

摘要: This chapter has emphasized the body’s adaptive mechanisms that attempt to maintain homeostasis in response physical and psychosocial stressors (see Chap. 2 for a detailed explanation). However, as we have noted, intense stress can deplete weaken body, including, example, SNS inhibit digestion. As Whitney, Hamilton, Rolfes (1990) note, “Much of disability imposed by prolonged is nutritional” (p. 13). The purpose this briefly review how some basics nutrition are involved response, including fatty acids, antioxidants, serotonin, will conclude with an introduction future directions dietary intervention.