Diet, Nutrition & HIV/AIDS
Why Is Nutrition Important?
Good nutrition can be a problem for many people with HIV. When your body fights any infection, it uses more energy and you need to eat more than normal. But when you feel sick, you eat less than normal.
-- Nutrition from AIDS InfoNet
Good diets and nutrition help many HIVers feel healthier. The articles below can help you get started. You can also ask expert Nelson Vergel your questions about nutrition and exercise.
Vitamins and supplements can also help HIVers stay healthy. Read more >>
The Basics
 FAQs About HIV and Nutrition, Exercise and Supplements (March 8, 2012)
From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
 Outsmarting HIV With Healthy Eating (January/February 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
 Nelson's Top 10 Tricks for Fat Loss: A Blog Entry by Nelson Vergel (June 28, 2011)
"#1 Get real. Ask yourself: What is getting in the way of my health? What excuses am I using to not start giving a damn?"
From TheBody.com
- Nutrition (June 16, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
- An Introduction to Dietary Supplements for People Living With HIV/AIDS (June 24, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Ten Tips for Weight Loss
From Mind/Body Medical Institute
- Nutrition
From Mind/Body Medical Institute
- What's for Breakfast (and Lunch and Dinner)? (September/October 2009)
HIV and what you eat, drink and take.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Nutrition and HIV (July 2009)
From The Well Project
- HIV Nutrition & Health (July 2009)
From Tufts University
- Coping with Eating Problems (2009)
From The Momentum Project, Inc.
- Why Nutrition Matters to HIV-Positive People (2009)
From The Momentum Project, Inc.
- Food Insecurity, Malnutrition and HIV/AIDS Treatment: A Global Perspective (December 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Nutrition for Everyone (August 11, 2008)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Conquer the Kitchen (Spring 2008)
Five steps that will take your diet from downtrodden to triumphant (and you along with it).
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- A Practical Guide to Nutrition for People Living With HIV (October 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Diet and Nutrition (May 2007)
From HIV InSite
- Caveman's Diet: A Guide for Living Healthier With HIV (Fall 2006)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Avoiding Metabolic Problems: Dietary Advice for HIV-Positive People (March/April 2006)
Includes helpful tips and a detailed chart of safe and unsafe foods for people at risk for metabolic problems such as body fat changes, high cholesterol/triglycerides and diabetes.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Appetite Loss (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
To read PDF, click here.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Nutrition and HIV (Winter 2005/2006)
A wealth of background info and advice about how certain foods, vitamins and diets can impact an HIVer's health.
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Using Natural Therapies to Make HIV Treatment Even More Effective (Winter 2005)
JoAnn Yanez, a doctor of naturopathic medicine, provides tips on how to help boost your immune system and improve your well-being.
To read PDF, click here.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Cell Protection: Antioxidants and Your Health (November/December 2005)
"Oxidation" can damage some of your body's cells, but you can fight this process with foods and supplements that help keep your body's chemistry in balance.
To read PDF, click here.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Lowering Cholesterol With Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (June 2005)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Vitamin Profiteer and AIDS-Denialist Misleading South Africans, Says WHO/UN (April 18, 2005)
From aidsmap.com
- Stretching a Month Into a Year (March/April 2005)
March is National Nutrition Month, but for HIVers, good nutrition is important throughout the year. Dietician Ellen Steinberg explains why.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Nutrition and Weight Maintenance (November 2004)
To read PDF, click here.
From Project Inform
- A Vitamin (and Mineral) a Day Can Help Keep HIV at Bay (October 2004)
Several dietary tips for HIVers, including comments on multivitamins, body cell mass monitoring and nutrition.
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
- Diet and Lipodystrophy (May/June 2004)
[Archived Article]
Are the new carb-focused diets beneficial for lipodystrophy, or is old-fashioned low fat intake the key?.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Using Nutrition to Ward Off Side Effects (March/April 2004)
An overview and some basic nutritional guidelines for people taking HIV medications.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Community Forum: Reading Food Labels (March/April 2004)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Taking Care of Your Liver (2004)
[Archived Article]
Fifteen tips on how to keep your liver healthy through diet, herbs, vitamins and plain old good sense (from the brochure "Viral Hepatitis and HIV").
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Health Food Shopping on a Budget (December 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Enhancing Your Immune System the Natural Way ... With Food (December 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Treatment Issues for Women: Muscle Mass (November 2002)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Medicine Chest: Drugs and Food (July/August 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Nutrition and Lipodystrophy (July/August 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Treating Unintentional Weight Loss Nutrition Options: An Important Piece of the HIV Puzzle (July/August 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Got Sugar? Tips on Preventing Diabetes (June/July 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- It Pays to Be Picky (June/July 2002)
Tips for selecting, storing and preparing fruits and vegetables.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Ask Dr. Brad: Can Flaxseed and Fish Oil Lower Triglycerides? (Spring 2002)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Diet Wise, Pound Foolish: Promoted Diets for HIV (Spring 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Nutrition for Health and Healing in HIV (Spring 2002)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Nutrition and Immunity: You Are What You Eat (Spring 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Practical Nutrition Tips (Spring 2002)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Just the Flax, Please: Part I (March 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Living Well with HIV/AIDS (2002)
A manual on nutritional care and support for people living
with HIV/AIDS.
To read PDF, click here.
From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- The 30-Day Mad Dash of December (December 2001)
Holiday "survival tips" for those living with HIV/AIDS.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Anorexia Nervosa: Finding the Will to Eat (August/September 2001)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Nutrition and Weight Maintenance for the HIV-Positive Woman (July 2001)
[Archived Article]
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Nutrition in the HIV-Positive Woman (May/June 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Nutrition and HIV Infection: Experience in Zimbabwe -- Interview With Lynde Francis (November 17, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Nutrition & HIV: Sizing Up Serving Sizes (August 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Benefits of Diet, Supplements and Exercise in HIV Care (July 2000)
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Setting Standards (April 2000)
Developing national HIV/AIDS nutrition guidelines.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Judi's Herb Garden: How to Look at Food as Medicine (March 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Coming Through (December 1999)
[Archived Article]
Breaking the barriers to good eating.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Nutrition Watch: Medical Nutrition Therapy Is Vital (November 1999)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Weighing In -- The Modern Way (August 1999)
[Archived Article]
Bioelectrical impedance analysis and body composition.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Nutrition and Anemia (Spring 1999)
[Archived Article]
A personal account of coping with anemia by an HIV-positive woman.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Nutritional Approaches (1999)
[Archived Article]
An excerpt from Managing Your Health: A Guide for People Living With HIV or AIDS.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Food for Thought (Winter 1998/1999)
[Archived Article]
Ten foods you need to eat to ensure good nutrition.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Managing Symptoms and Side Effects (November 1998)
[Archived Article]
An overview of HIV side effects.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Weighty Matters (Fall 1998)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- HIV and Nutrition (September 1998)
[Archived Article]
An overview, including food safety tips.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- One Pot, One Spoon, One Delicious Meal (September 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Dietary Considerations and Combination Therapy (Summer 1998)
[Archived Article]
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Practicing Good Nutrition Habits When Using Fortovase (May 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Nutrition Watch: Using L-Carnitine (February 1998)
[Archived Article]
Doctors recommend L-carnitine as a supplement for those taking adefovir dipivoxil (Preveon).
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Food, Fitness and HIV: The Connection (Winter 1998)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- HIV and Nutrition (1995-1998)
[Archived Article]
A series of interesting articles produced by Toronto author Chester Myers.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Foods You Can Eat When You Take Crixivan (October 1997)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Care, from San Francisco General Hospital
- Locating Basic Resources on HIV/AIDS and Nutrition (September 1997)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Protease Inhibitors and Food: How to Maximize Absorption Into the Blood (Summer 1997)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Book Review of "Powers and Moore's Food-Medications Interactions" (May 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Dietary Consideration and Protease Inhibitors (Winter 1997)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Viewpoint: Starving to Death to Live: Crixivan -- The Newest "Silver Bullet" in AIDS Treatment! (December 1996)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Nutrition Power: Not an Alternative (Summer 1996)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Gut Drama: Malabsorption (Spring 1996)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Upside-Down Nutrition (Winter 1996)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Collected Wisdom: "Home Therapies" That Some People With AIDS Have Tried (Summer 1995)
[Archived Article]
Dietary tips on managing diarrhea, weight loss and other symptoms of HIV/HAART.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Frequently Asked Questions About HIV/AIDS and Nutrition (February 1995)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nutrition and HIV: A Comprehensive Guide (1994)
[Archived Article]
In Nutrition and HIV: Your Choices Make a Difference, from Tennessee Department of Health AIDS Support Services
Viewpoints
 Middle Eastern Food Is Poz Friendly: A Blog Entry by Ibrahim (March 23, 2012)
"Remember the main philosophy of food in the Middle East is bringing people together and loving the moment. It¡¦s all about enjoying it and not only eating it. But the good thing about this joy is that it's a healthy joy."
From TheBody.com
 HIV Nutrition (and Proper Pooping) With Nelson Vergel, Food Detective: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (January 4, 2011)
"Letting the HIV fitness and nutrition expert take over my kitchen seemed like a good idea at the time. I turned 50 over the holidays (after living with HIV for over half my life, I'm ancient in AIDS years), and my body is ... changing. That's where I figured Nelson [Vergel] could help out."
From TheBody.com
- Nelson Vergel: Going Beyond Survival (May/June 2009)
A leading advocate's thoughts on getting the most out of life.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- My Kind of Life: Not Just Another Healthy Drink (May/June 2004)
A testimonial for Resurgex, a nutritional drink.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Personal Perspective: The Road From Perfection (Spring 2002)
Six years after her HIV diagnosis, Heidi Nass realized just how key diet and exercise are to her recovery.
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Recipes for Fitness (May 1996)
How Paul Harris went from banana splits to yoga and healthier eating habits.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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