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22. Nutrition For AIDS And HIV Infected Patients no cure for aids, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and there is not a set diet for a person with hiv, which is the virus that causes the disease, aids. http://vt.essortment.com/hivnutrition_ruec.htm

Nutrition for AIDS and HIV infected patients When one is infrected with the HIV virus they should be cautious of their nutritional intake, to help maintain health and lifespan. There is still no cure for AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and there is not a set diet for a person with HIV, which is the virus that causes the disease, AIDS. But good nutrition can play a part in preventing weight loss and other AIDS complications. When patients are diagnosed with HIV, Doctors will usually advise the patients while they are not ill, to seek nutritional advice from a qualified clinical dietician. This helps the patient prepare and learn about nutrition. Maintaining a healthy diet with AIDS is complicated, due to a person with AIDS often has cases of diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, a loss of appetite either from the disease itself or the medication they take. AIDS affects the digestion system also, which makes it hard for the body to absorb essential vitamins and minerals such as folate, riboflavin, thiamine, and vitamins B6 and B12. A person with AIDS, often experiences rapid weight loss, when this happens patients have to be fed through tubes, if nutrients are not being absorbed properly doctors will often prescribe this procedure even if there is no rapid weight loss. bodyOffer(20656) The HIV virus attacks the immune system this makes a person not able to defend against infections and diseases. There is a higher risk of HIV infected persons to get food poisoning from bacteria such as salmonella, shigella and campylobacter. These bacteria can cause death to HIV positive persons. Because of this people with HIV or people who prepare food for HIV patients need to pay close attention to food safety.

23. Books On Aids, HIV, Patient's Rights, Drug Handbooks, Cookbooks A nutritionally sound diet can play or maintain health, say the authors, two of whom are dieticians who have counseled and fed people with hiv and aids. http://www.gayreading.com/Books/Aids/aids.htm

Home Aids Coming Out Biography ... Youth Art Photos AIDS and Chinese Medicine: Applications of the Oldest Medicine to the Newest Disease by Qingcai Zhang, Hong-Yen Hsu Contributor Healing HIV: How To Rebuild Your Immune System by Jon D. Kaiser A book full of practical suggestions carefully put forward for the reader's ease of understanding. Using 20 case example, Dr. Kaiser compares patients using conventional drug therapies alongside patients using a combination including herbals and "natural-therapy" components. Includes information about : major herbs from Western and Chinese medical traditions, conventional as well as experimental anti-retrovirals, a reference glossary of basic laboratory tests. The Hiv Drug Book by Project Inform, Project Inform Staff (Editor), Brian Hiv dru Kearney, Carolyn B. Mitchell, Martin Delaney (Introduction) Project Inform, the nation's leading community-based AIDS treatment information and advocacy organization, presents the first comprehensive, user-friendly guide to all the drugs most used by people with HIV/AIDS. This completely updated edition includes profiles of the newest and most recently approved drugs and laboratory tests, including protease inhibitors and viral load tests and in-depth discussions on how best to use these advances to create effective, long-term treatment strategies. Acclaimed for its accurate but nontechnical language, the handbook is easily accessible by way of an extensive master index.

24. HIV And AIDS Support aidsrelated weight loss and chronic diarrhea are sometimes This condition, called “hiv enteropathy” (pronounced “en-ter-OP-a respond to a gluten-free diet http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Concern/HIV_Support.htm

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25. Diet And Nutrition: Key Research study of food intake and nutritional status in hiv infection. J Hum Nutr diet 4(3)149154, 1991. Gazzard BJ. Treatment of GI manifestations of aids. http://www.aidsmap.com/treatments/ixdata/english/53DE27E6-8079-484E-97AE-FDC03A6

take me to... News What's new Treatments - Treatments overview - Anti-HIV therapy - A-Z of drugs - Emerging therapies - Medical tests - Symptoms and illnesses - Clinical trials - The Wheel A treatment planner Introductions to HIV/AIDS - HIV/AIDS basics - HIV/AIDS statistics - About HIV treatments - About side effects Global Issues - Intro to global issues - About the epidemic - Prevention technology - Public Health - Community action Int. HIV/AIDS Alliance - About the Alliance - Alliance news - Alliance publications Online publications - Factsheets - Patient Information Series - AIDS Treatment Update AIDS orgs worldwide NAM's bookshop Online Discussions Search aidsmap Links Online Help Who produces aidsmap? Privacy statement Diet and nutrition: key research Updated: Aug 01, 2003 Abrams B et al. A prospective study of dietary intake and acquired immune deficiency syndrome in HIV-seropositive homosexual men. J AIDS 6(8):949-958, 1993.

26. The Expert Panel For Developing National HIV/AIDS Nutrition Guidelines If there is an hiv/aids diet that is scientific and not just a matter of opinion, why can t the nutritionists just give it to PWA/hivs who really need it? http://www.momentumaidsproject.org/nutrition/nutguide.html

Taking medicine without eating properly is like washing your hands and drying them in the dirt. The Expert Panel for Developing National HIV/AIDS Nutrition Guidelines by Edwin Krales , MS, CDN Coordinator of Nutrition and Outreach, The Momentum AIDS Project and co-leader of the Food, Water Safety, and Other Issues group of the Expert Panel. SETTING STANDARDS At a recent HIV/AIDS conference that I attended, a doctor described the miraculous recovery of one of his patients, who had come back from severe wasting and TB and was healthy enough to begin fighting her HIV successfully. He talked about her medication schedule in detail, but failed to mention nutrition. During the question-and-answer period that followed his presentation, I asked him about this patient's nutrition support. He apologized for his oversight and repeated to the audience an expression he had been told by one of his patients at his clinic in Haiti: "Taking medicine without eating properly is like washing your hands and drying them in the dirt." Well said. Have you ever asked the same question about your nutrition needs to two different nutritionists—both of them well respected in the HIV/AIDS communityonly to get two different answers?

27. AIDS-HIV Treatment Briefs The Real Thing aidshiv Treatment Briefs The Real Thing One of the drugs most commonly used by people with hiv which requires an acidic diet Coke was the clear winner. http://www.aegis.com/pubs/step/1993/STEP5112.html

AIDS-HIV Treatment Briefs: The Real Thing Step Perspective, Volume 5, Number 1; A Publication Of The Seattle Treatment Education Project - February 1993 Gastric acid is produced by the stomach to aid in digestion of food and is needed to absorb some medications. Many individuals with CD4 counts less than 100 or individuals taking antacids have decreased production of gastric acid. One of the drugs most commonly used by people with HIV which requires an acidic environment for absorption is Ketoconazole, which helps to combat thrush . The manufacturer recommends that individuals with decreased acid production dissolve the drug in 4 ml of 0.2 N HCl. Not only is HCl difficult for individuals to obtain, it can also damage tooth enamel. A group of researchers did a study on the ability of various acidic beverages to dissolve Ketoconazole. Diet Coke was the clear winner. Coke Classic, Diet Sprite, and Polar Seltzer also did well. Iced tea, apple juice, and cranberry juice were less effective than the carbonated drinks, but more effective than orange juice or lemonade. Further studies are needed to see if dissolving Ketoconazole in Diet Coke or simply drinking a diet Coke while swallowing the pill will actually increase the amount of the drug which is actually absorbed by the body.

28. FACT SHEET HIV/AIDS And Alternative Therapies diet and Nutrition. Even when nutritional intake is adequate, an hivpositive person may lose weight long before he or she develops aids. http://www.aegis.com/pubs/cdc_fact_sheets/1994/cdc94033.html

FACT SHEET: HIV/AIDS and Alternative Therapies NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; Office of Alternative Medicine - Fact Sheet #7 - June 1994 What is Alternative Medicine? The terms "alternative," "complementary," or "unconventional" therapy cover a broad range of healing philosophies and approaches. Some approaches are consistent with physiological principles of Western medicine, while others constitute independent healing systems. Some therapies are so far outside the realm of accepted medical theory and practice that they are difficult to subject to standard evaluative techniques. How Does Alternative Medicine Fit Into the Treatment of HIV Disease? At the beginning of the epidemic, little or no treatment was available for people with HIV/AIDS. Although as yet there is no cure, over the last decade researchers have identified a number of drugs that slow progression of the virus as well as therapies to treat the many opportunistic infections that attack people with HIV disease. The key to effective treatment is early detection and intervention. Some early treatments aim to strengthen the immune system, help patients reduce stress, and maintain good nutritional practices and appropriate exercise regimens. Many of the alternative therapies described below place significant emphasis on these lifestyle issues. Taking an active role in any disease is an important adjunct to treatment. Consideration of alternative therapies in conjunction with conventional medicine may offer additional opportunities for persons living with HIV/AIDS to be proactively involved in their treatment.

29. Partnerships For HIV/AIDS Research In African Populations the importance and availability of a balanced diet in the care and treatment of hivinfected patients in Africa? What are effective hiv/aids-related training http://www.nichd.nih.gov/RFA/HD-02-003/contact.htm

PARTNERSHIPS FOR HIV/AIDS RESEARCH IN AFRICAN POPULATIONS RFA-HD-02-003 SAMPLE RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION SAMPLE RESEARCH QUESTIONS Illustrative examples of research questions or issues that may be addressed in the research project component of applications responding to this RFA include, but are not limited to, the following: Behavioral, Cultural, Social, and Psychosocial Factors that Influence HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Management How do social, economic, behavioral, cultural, and psychosocial factors influence how African families manage HIV/AIDS-related illness, including seeking and accessing diagnosis, treatment, and care? What are the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of effective caregivers and other health care providers in the community? What types of care do individuals and families seek and from whom? How are these decisions made and by whom? What is the role of the family in promoting the adoption of behaviors to reduce risk of HIV acquisition and transmission? How is this affected by changes in the family brought about by HIV infection and AIDS deaths? What sex education messages, materials, and programs are being used, in which settings (e.g., community-based organizations, schools, churches, neighborhoods, families), and delivered by whom? Which elements are most promising in reaching intended audiences? Are psychologically and culturally appropriate media messages, regarding the route of HIV transmission, and its prevention, reaching target populations and having an effect on sexual behavior?

30. The Body - An AIDS/HIV Information Resource Review - Nutrition Navigator - Tufts Organization Type DiseaseSpecific. Intended Audience People with hiv/aids. Sections Reviewed • Quality of Life -diet Nutrition. http://navigator.tufts.edu/special/sites/174.html

The Body - An AIDS/HIV Information Resource http://www.thebody.com Review Date: June 3rd, 2004 Rating: 24 out of 25 (Among the Best) Sponsor: Body Health Resources Corporation Accuracy of Information: 10 out of 10 Depth of Information: 7 out of 7 Site Last Updated: 3 out of 3 User Experience: 4 out of 5 Organization Type: Disease-Specific Intended Audience: People with HIV/AIDS Sections Reviewed: Commentary: This site is bright and easy to use, but, more importantly, it covers the matter of nutrition for people with HIV and AIDS in a thoughtful and balanced manner. Articles cover topics including healthful eating for AIDS, food safety, vitamins and minerals, and AIDS wasting syndrome, and are well-written and appropriately referenced. Up-to-date research and useful tips on using food to stay and feel well are presented side-by-side. About This Site About the Ratings Visitor Feedback Submit Site ... Home

31. ScienceDaily -- Browse Topics: Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Immune_Disorders/I 1996. More books about Nutrition . Links about Nutrition The Body.com Covers hiv/aids diet and nutrition issues. Users have http://www.sciencedaily.com/directory/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Immune_Diso

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32. HIV & AIDS - HIV Voodoo From Burroughs-Wellcome The references to diet, exercise, and so on are merely window dressing be the real causes of aids , multifactorialists who reject the hivaids hypothesis have http://www.virusmyth.net/aids/data/jlvoodoo.htm

VIRUSMYTH HOMEPAGE HIV VOODOO FROM BURROUGHS-WELLCOME By John Lauritsen New York Native 7 Jan. 1991 [revised 16 Jan. 1991] Those who have eyes to see are witnessing genocide-the genocide of gay men. Millions of dollars are now being spent on an international advertising campaign, "Living With HIV", in which gay men and other members of "risk groups" are being told: Get tested for antibodies to HIV [the alleged "AIDS virus"] if you "test positive" you need "medical intervention" which could "put time on your side". The "medical intervention" is AZT (also known as Retrovir and zidovudine), and the campaign is paid for, directly and indirectly, by Burroughs-Wellcome, the manufacturer of AZT. The campaign consists of a phoney diagnosis followed by a lethal treatment. Already tens of thousands of objectively healthy gay men have been scared and bullied and bamboozled into taking AZT, allegedly in order to "slow the progression to AIDS". Optimism regarding their prognosis would be foolish. Except for the lucky few who stop "treatment" in time, they will die. Death is the expected biochemical consequence of taking AZT, for the fundamental action of the drug is to terminate DNA synthesis, the very life process itself. As Joseph Sonnabend has stated, "AZT is incompatible with life". Without a single benefit demonstrated by honest and competent research, AZT can do nothing but kill.(1)

33. HIV & AIDS - H.I.V. Equals AIDS And Other Myths Of The AIDS War Such a diet not only leads to vitamin and mineral Part of the aids myth is the idea that this is most people who are newly diagnosed as being hivpositive have http://www.virusmyth.net/aids/data/gnhivequals.htm

VIRUSMYTH HOMEPAGE H.I.V. EQUALS AIDS AND OTHER MYTHS OF THE AIDS WAR By Gary Null Penthouse (Online Edition) 12 Dec. 1995 For more than a decade now, we've been told that the human immunodeficiency virus causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome, which in turn causes death. Those in the scientific community who have questioned this dogmathe three-part equation of HIV = AIDS = deathhave been suppressed. But they will be heard. In the war on AIDS, it's only a matter of time. The AIDS issue may well become America's Vietnam of the 90s. Think back to the mid-60s, if you're old enough. You'll remember that as the United States got increasingly involved in the Vietnam War, the government was adamant about the correctness of its official line: We had to fight Communism in Southeast Asia because if we didn't, the world's nations would fall like dominoes under Soviet sway. The war was in our national interest. The war was winnable. Along with these constantly repeated "facts" came the denigration of anyone who looked at things differently, anyone who had the temerity to question or protest what administration officials were telling us. Fast forward about 30 years. One of the chief architects of America's Vietnam involvement, ex-Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, has revealed that he and other top administration officials, including President Johnson, had their doubts about the official doctrines relatively early into the war. But nobody said anything publicly. Nor did they admit that the protesters might have a point. On the contrary, they continued to vilify them. The administrators had already invested so much in their flawed policy that they'd lose face by admitting that their assumptions had been wrong. So they simply continued having Americans march headlong into the Vietnam quagmire for years, at a devastating cost in American and Asian lives, suffering, and expense. Ultimately, of course, there was the expense of governmental credibility, as well.

34. HIV/AIDS, Obesity To Top Agenda For UN Health Agency S Governing The priorities for discussion include strategies needed to fight hiv/aids, increase safety on the world s roads, improve the diet and general health, increase http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=10749&Cr=world&Cr1=health

35. SF AIDS Fdn: BETA 7/98 -- Women, Food And HIV Unplanned weight loss is often what first compels women with hiv to consider food and diet. In the context of hiv disease, it is called aidsrelated wasting http://www.sfaf.org/treatment/beta/b37/b37women.html

Published in the Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS July 1998 issue, by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. July 1998 Table of Contents Main Page beta@sfaf.org Women, Food and HIV By Lynda E. Bell, RD Bell based this article for BETA on her years of experience consulting with HIV positive women about diet and nutrition. In this spirit, she addresses women about their nutritional concerns and concludes with a "wish list" with especial regard to women with HIV. The wish list is especially germane as people with and concerned about HIV, from community activists to clinical physicians to research scientists, convene in Geneva this summer. Dietary Concerns and Dietitians: Part of a Combination Approach to Health Care There are so many issues to be concerned about when you find out that you are HIV positive that it may seem impossible to take care of everything. First, there is the emotional impact caused by the test result. Then there are financial issues, possibly housing issues, and perhaps issues of substance use or abuse. At some point, you begin to evaluate your health with the help of doctors, pharmacists and dietitians. Well no, that is not what dietitians are actually trained to do. Rather, dietitians evaluate your food choices and eating habits, your medical condition and clinical health status, your body composition and weight. Dietitians can help teach you how to make food choices that are consistent with what is currently known to be optimal nutrition for women living with HIV.

36. Living With HIV Eating Defensively Food Safety Advice for Persons with aids from the Food as a tool to assist in the management of hiv. diet and Nutrition from The Body. http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/AIDS/livw.htm

DHMH AIDS Administration Statistics Hot Lines ... Office of Minority Health HIV/AIDS Initiative Living with HIV/AIDS Advocacy and Legal Issues Alternative and Other Therapies Clinical Trials Housing ... Treatments and Drug Therapies Hotlines / Líneas Directas English, Español, and Hearing Impaired Advocacy and Legal Issues AIDS Action Advocacy organization dedicated to federal HIV/AIDS policy. Includes AIDS policy divided by issue and level of expertise, legislative action center, and links. National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) National Advocacy organization for federal HIV/AIDS policy. Includes information on policy, education and technical assistance, advocacy and community organizing, and links. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) Volunteer advocacy coalition dedicated to the development of HIV vaccines. Includes information and links to advocacy for HIV vaccines. HIVInsite University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies and AIDS Research Institute.

37. Diet For HIV-positive Individuals Eating a wellbalance diet is crucial to maintaining the body s ability to fighting hiv/aids, and to delaying the deterioration associated with the disease. http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/keepingfit/ARTICLE/hiv.HTM

Diet for HIV-positive Individuals Patrick J. Bird, Ph.D. Keeping Fit Column 406 Q. A friend of mine is HIV-positive. He is doing fine, but I'm worried about his eating habits. He has lost some weight and is always changing his diet, trying almost everything he reads about. He was once on a garlic kick, than it was live yogurt, now it's something he calls a microbiotic diet. Are there any special diets for individuals with the HIV infection or AIDS? A. There is no known anti-HIV/AIDS diets, foods, vitamins or minerals. The diet that is usually recommended is very similar to that suggested for the general population. However, more emphasis is placed on high-calory foods, food safety, and potential reactions between drugs and nutrients. Eating a well-balance diet is crucial to maintaining the body's ability to fighting HIV/AIDS, and to delaying the deterioration associated with the disease. To make sure that he is eating properly, the best thing your friend can do is to consult with a registered dietitian, preferably one who has experience dealing with the nutritional aspects of HIV/AIDS. This is not to say that all experimentation with food should be ruled out. On the contrary, some exploration may have both physical and psychological benefits. The study of nutrition is to some extent and inexact science, since ethical issues preclude the possibility of stringently controlling human research studies. And it may be even more inexact in relationship to HIV/AIDS, because these are relatively new disease processes.

38. AIDS, HIV & Tuberculosis (TB) their life, it cannot stop people from dying of aids. East Asia are mainly attributable to the hiv epidemic was previously treated with a special diet and bed http://www.avert.org/tuberc.htm

Home Search About Avert Donate here ... Links TB worldwide Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that kills approximately 2 million people each year. It is estimated that between 2002 and 2020, approximately 1000 million people will be newly infected, over 150 million people will get sick, and 36 million will die of TB - if control is not further strengthened. What is the relationship between TB and HIV? TB is the leading cause of death among HIV infected people. It has been estimated that TB accounts for up to a third of AIDS deaths worldwide. About a third of the 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2001were estimated to be co-infected with TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). What causes TB? TB is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria can attack any part of the body, but it normally attacks the lungs. TB is highly prevalent in many resource-poor countries and in poor urban 'pockets' of industrialised countries. The spread of TB A person can have active or inactive TB. The TB bacteria can be spread through the air by people with active TB. People with active TB can pass the bacteria on to whoever they come into close contact with. Active TB or TB disease means that the bacteria is active in the body and the immune system is unable to stop the bacteria from growing. When a person with active TB coughs, sneezes or spits, people nearby may breathe in the TB bacteria and become infected. Left untreated, each person with active TB will infect on average between 10 and 15 people every year.

39. HIV/AIDS Treatment And Care with hiv in the United States and other countries, developed opportunistic infections, progressed to aids and died, even though they had an excellent diet. http://www.avert.org/hivcare.htm

Home Search About Avert Donate here ... Links A total package of treatment and care In a community where there is a high level of HIV infection, the comprehensive care that needs to be provided is shown diagrammatically below. Treatment and care consists of a number of different elements including voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), food and nutrition, support for the prevention of onward transmission of HIV, follow-up counselling, protection from stigma and discrimination, spiritual support, treatment of STIs, management of nutritional effects, prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs), the provision of antiretrovirals (ARVs), traditional treatment, end of life care, preparing for death, family and orphan support. HIV positive people have differing needs according to the stage of their infection, the first stage is when people are asymptomatic, that is when they have no signs/symptoms of their infection. The second stage is when people have symptoms of HIV infection. The third stage relates to support and care of people who are terminally ill and nearing the end of their life. This page has been divided generally into the care needs of people at different stages of infection. The different aspects of care and support are all generally described at first point which they are needed. For example, VCT should ideally be provided at the asymptomatic stage, but it may also be needed at a later stage for those who did not wish to be tested earlier.

40. MoonDragon's Obgyn Information & Discussion -HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) allergenic foods from the diet because they wreck havoc in the body, causing damage to the immune system. Suggested Nutritional Supplements for aids hiv. http://www.moondragon.org/obgyn/disorders/hivaids.html

This page is best viewed with 800x600 monitor display. (Human Immunodeficiency Virus "For Informational Use Only" For more detailed information contact your health care provider about options that may be available for your specific situation. BASIC INFORMATION DESCRIPTION A major failure of the body's immune system (immunodeficiency). This failure decreases the body's ability to fight infection and suppress multiplication of abnormal cells, such as cancer. It affects the immune system, including special blood cells (lymphocytes) and cells of the organs (bone marrow, spleen, liver and lymph glands). These cells manufacture antibodies to protect against disease and cancer, AIDS is a secondary immunodeficiency syndrome resulting from HIV infection. A Detailed Description of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) FREQUENT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Initial infection with HIV may produce no symptoms. Fatique. Unexplained weight loss. Recurrent respiratory and skin infections; fever. Swollen lymph glands throughout the body. Genital changes.

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