Nutrition in HIV/AIDs

ISBN-13: 9783659550829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 100 str.

Muthamia Olive

Opis

HIV infection reduces the intake, absorption, and utilization of nutrients especially micronutrients. The cycle between malnutrition and HIV/AIDS is vicious. In addition HIV infected persons have increased macronutrient requirements and are commonly deficient in almost all key micronutrients including vitamin A, B-complex, C, E, zinc, magnesium, iron and selenium. These can only be achieved if they have adequate and appropriate nutritional information, which is translated to sound dietary practices. This work investigated the quality of nutrition information recieved by People living HIV/AIDs and how it is translated to dietary practices and nutrient adequacy. This book targets the health workers-to ensure that they have sound nutrition information in the nutritional management of HIV/AIDs; and the HIV infected persons to seek for nutrition information from reliable sources and also translate it to dietary practices.

O autorze

Olive Muthamia holds a MSc degree in Applied Human Nutrition-University of Nairobi. She worked with the humanitarian international organizations for 6 years before joining the world of academia as a lecturer. she is a specialist in nutrition in emergencies, infant and young child nutrition, food security; programming, monitoring and evaluation.