Diet, Nutrition & HIV/AIDS
The Basics
- An Introduction to Dietary Supplements for People Living With HIV/AIDS (June 24, 2010)
From The Body
- 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.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- 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).
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- A Practical Guide to Nutrition for People Living With HIV (October 2007)
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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)
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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.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Appetite Loss (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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?.
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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.
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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").
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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]
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Treating Unintentional Weight Loss Nutrition Options: An Important Piece of the HIV Puzzle (July/August 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Nutrition and Lipodystrophy (July/August 2002)
[Archived Article]
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- 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
- Got Sugar? Tips on Preventing Diabetes (June/July 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Diet Wise, Pound Foolish: Promoted Diets for HIV (Spring 2002)
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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
- Just the Flax, Please: Part I (March 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Nutrition and Immunity: You Are What You Eat (Spring 2002)
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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
- Ask Dr. Brad: Can Flaxseed and Fish Oil Lower Triglycerides? (Spring 2002)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Living Well with HIV/AIDS (2002)
A manual on nutritional care and support for people living
with HIV/AIDS.
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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]
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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
- One Pot, One Spoon, One Delicious Meal (September 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- HIV and Nutrition (September 1998)
[Archived Article]
An overview, including food safety tips.
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
- HIV and Nutrition (1995-1998)
[Archived Article]
A series of interesting articles produced by Toronto author Chester Myers.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Food, Fitness and HIV: The Connection (Winter 1998)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- 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
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