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. 2020 Aug 3;12(8):2326.
doi: 10.3390/nu12082326.

Reply to "Comment on: Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections. Nutrients 2020, 12, 1181"

Philip C Calder  1 , Anitra C Carr  2 , Adrian F Gombart  3 , Manfred Eggersdorfer  4
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Reply to "Comment on: Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections. Nutrients 2020, 12, 1181"

Philip C Calder et al. Nutrients. .

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We thank Tsoupras and Zabetakis for their interest in our recent publication [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

P.C.C. has research funding from BASF AS and Bayer Consumer Care; acts as an advisor/consultant to BASF AS, DSM, Cargill, Smartfish, Bayer Consumer Care, and Pfizer (now GSK) Consumer Healthcare; and has received reimbursement for travel and/or speaking from Danone, Fresenius Kabi, Baxter, Pfizer (now GSK) Consumer Healthcare, Abbott and Smartfish. A.C.C. has received research funding from Bayer Consumer Care and travel reimbursement from DSM. A.F.G. has received research funding from Bayer Consumer Care and has acted as an advisor/consultant for and has received reimbursement for travel and/or speaking from Bayer Consumer Care. M.E. acts as an advisor to DSM and has received travel reimbursement from DSM. He is member of the Scientific Board of PM International and President of the Gesellschaft für angewandte Vitaminforschung.

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