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Lipodystrophy & Other Metabolic Complications
READ FIRST:
- A Short Guide to the History of Metabolic Complications in HIV (Regularly Updated)
Read the Body's interview with Dr. Bob Frascino or listen to our podcast.
From The Body
- 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
- Inching Forward: An Update on Lipodystrophy and Possible Treatments (Summer 2005)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Lipodystrophy (May 2005)
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From AIDSinfo
- Managing Metabolic Syndrome and Lowering Cardiovascular Risk (May/June 2004)
An overview aimed at HIV-infected patients.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Insulin Resistance and Diabetes (Winter 2003/2004)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- The Lipodystrophy Look (October 2002)
Psychologist J. Buzz von Ornsteiner offers advice on coping with the emotional effects of lipodystrophy.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- The Disease or the Medications? (August 30, 2002)
Which causes lipodystrophy and other metabolic complications?.
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In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Lipodystrophy: Separating Fat From Fiction (January 2002)
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From The Center for AIDS
- Body Shape Changes (Lipodystrophy) (March 19, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- Metabolic Complications Associated With HIV Disease (March/April 2003)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Basics
- Metabolic Complications Myths (November/December 2007)
A fascinating look at some of the myths about body shape changes associated with HIV and HIV treatment.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- HIV Lipodystrophy: Where Are We After Ten Years? (July-December 2007)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Metabolic Complications of HIV Therapy (September 2006)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Lipodystrophy (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Nutritional Management of Lipodystrophy (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Metabolic Complications in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving HAART (February 3, 2006)
Free CME/CE credit available for this article on The Body Pro.
From The Body PRO
- Body Distortion -- Lipodystrophy (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Lipoatrophy Q & A With Dr. Joel Gallant (November 1, 2005)
Read the transcript of The Body's online chat with prominent HIV specialist Dr. Gallant, in which Dr. Gallant answers questions about the causes of, and solutions for, body fat changes in HIVers.
From The Body
- The Eye of the Beholder: Psychological Perspectives on Lipodystrophy (Summer 2005)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Face to Face With Lipoatrophy: An Interview With Australian HIV Researcher David Nolan (March/April 2005)
What researchers have learned to date about the causes of, and solutions for, lipodystrophy.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Metabolic Complications of HIV and Its Therapies (July 16, 2004)
A detailed overview of recent research.
In The XV International AIDS Conference
- Diet and Lipodystrophy (May/June 2004)
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
- An Overview of the Metabolic Complications of HIV/HAART (February 11, 2004)
In The 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Overview of Metabolic Complications in HIV Disease (September 16, 2003)
In The 43rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, from The Body PRO
- Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult (September 3, 2003)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
- New Treatment Available for AIDS Cachexia (September/October 2003)
Cachexia, a metabolic disorder, can cause fatigue in people with AIDS.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Fat in All the Wrong Places (July 2003)
Highlights from the IAPAC Sessions 2003.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Keys to Controlling Lipids, Insulin, and Glucose (July 2003)
Highlights from the IAPAC Sessions 2003.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Metabolic Complications of HIV Therapy (May 2003)
A highly thorough overview of lipodystrophy, insulin resistance, bone disease and other HIV/HAART-related metabolic problems.
From HIV InSite
- It's Time to Face the Zerit Problem (March 2003)
Nelson Vergel urges Bristol-Myers Squibb to do more to minimize the lipoatrophy effects of d4T (stavudine, Zerit), and recommends it no longer be used as first-line treatment in the meantime.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Lipodystrophy and Metabolic Complications of HIV and Antiretroviral Therapies (Spring 2003)
Ben Young, M.D. reviews the causes and treatments of HIV-related lipodystrophy and hyperlipidemia.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Lipodystrophy Syndrome(s) Discussion Paper (April 2001)
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From Project Inform
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