Kind Of Food To Eat For Hiv

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Hyperlipidemia and HIV/AIDS: High Cholesterol and Triglycerides

Table of Contents Introduction Hyperlipidemia and HIV How to Know if you Have Hyperlipidemia Foods That Affect Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels Exercise and Hyperlipidemia Drugs for Hyperlipidemia HIV Drugs and Hyperlipidemia Other Risks for Heart Disease Taking Care of Yourself Introduction Lipids are fats and fat-like substances in the blood. Cholesterol andtriglycerides are lipids. Your body uses cholesterol...

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what kind of foods should i eat to help arv improve my cd4 count

i found out in july that i am positive and am also 30 weeks pregnant. My cd4 count was 268 but after a week it had dropped to 236. Help me what can i eat to improve my cd4 count because a am already on arv, to help mother to child infection. what...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

A drop of 268 to 236 is not really a drop...it is within the margin of error of the CD4 cell test. Besides, only trends are important since clinical decisions can not be made based on only one number.You do not say anything about your viral load. I... Read more »

Eat Certain Foods??

My boyfriend is hiv positive and I just wanted to know if there are certain types of food that he should not eat now??? thanks in advance...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

A "healthy" diet that allows him to keep a good stable weight and body composition is in order. Priorities for nutrients are as follows: 1. adequate fluids (we aren't talking about coffee and alcohol here); 2. adequate calories to... Read more »

Any kind of med that makes me want to eat

I seem to go through period's when I can't eat enough foodit seem's like I'm alway's hungry,then I go through time's when food--just the smeel of food makes me want to throw upand just get sick,then sometimes I'm...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

I would try marinol...it may help the nausea and stimulate your appetite. Most people who fail to improve with marinol seem not to try it long enough or at a high enough dose.You should also talk to your doc about your treatment regimen (is there... Read more »

please be kind to reassure

It's good to have u back dr frascino. U have no idea how u make us feel safe and reassured whenever u answer our questions. I'm contemplating of getting treatment for my OCD. When I was eating at the restaurant today, I accidentally bit my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Paranoid One,Thanks for your kind comments. Regarding your fears of acquiring HIV from your bitten-lower-lip incident at the restaurant, relax Max! Your risk is nonexistent! I suggest you stop "contemplating" and actually get treatment... Read more »

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what to eat for HIV/AIDS person?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi all,

I understand that I should eat BETTER... But I really don't know what are the good meals/food for HIV/AIDS people? Any anybody share your experience with me?

And what kind exercise do you guys do? I feel my body is very senstive to... Read more »

HIV from food?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I just ate a macaroni salad at a restaurant and I've eaten it before but this time it had something that tasted weird, kind of sweet, or more like sweet and sour. I don't know if it was a vegetable or if it could be something else, like semen or... Read more »

I urge your kind/prompt reply !!! PLZ Cant handle

Posted by radicalhonesty, 2 Replies

Dear adviser,

First of all, I do appreciate your kind check and reply to my below case as soon as you have some time:

I did HIV test for my girlfriend on 27 June 2010 (Rapid and Eliza) both are negative.
she broke up with her ex on April 2010, she... Read more »

HIV Through Food?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I was wondering what the odds are of getting HIV through food.

I was eating a crunchwrap from taco bell recently, probably a month ago, when I distinctly tasted iron/blood (which may have been the beef, because I recall having taco bell beef have... Read more »

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