NUTRITION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV

NUTRITION OF  PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS...


If your are HIV positive ,nutrition and HIV is a subject you'll want to pay attention to.That is because your body will undergo changes,both from medications and disease itself.For example,you may experience extreme weight loss,infections or diarrhea.Another common change is lipodystrophy (fat distribution syndrome) which can cause body shape changes and increases in  cholesterol levels making improvement in your diet can improve health and how well you feel.
Why nutrition and HIV/AIDS are linked
1.Improve your overall quality of life by providing nutrients your body needs.
2.Keep your immune system stronger so you can better fight disease.
3.Help manage HIV  symptoms and complications.
4.Process medications and help manage their side effects.
Basic principles if nutrition  and HIV..
The basic principles of healthy eating will also serve you well if you are Hiv-postive ..This principles include;
a.Eating  a diet high in vegetables, fruits,whole grains and legumes.
b.Choosing lean,low fat sources of protein.
c.Limiting sweets,soft drinks and foods with added sugar.
d.Including proteins,carbohydrates and little good fat in all meals and snacks .
d.People who are HIV positive need extra vitamins and minerals to help repair heal damage cells.

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  1. People with HIV should be careful with their diet because if they don't observe balanced died their health will more be affected.as they use their ARVS which help to boost their immunity they shouldn't neglect their diet as it will help them maintain a good health.by eating meals that contain minerals that help in blood fomation,calcium for strong body.and the energy giving foods.by Naomi Ngata

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  2. The infected people with HIV actually need balance diet food to help their body.for taking the ARVs need to be taken when their is energy in the body which enables the drug to work effectively

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  3. Balanced healthy diet is vital for health
    and survival for all individuals regardless
    of H I V status

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  4. Good nutrition improves immune system,boost energy and helps recovery from opportunistic infections Micronutrient supplements such as vitaminA, zinc and iron boost immune system in a person with HIV infection supplementing micro nutrients increases life expectancy with fewer than 200CD4 cells per mlMERCY MBUTHIA

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  5. If you are HIV-positive, good nutrition can have several benefits. It can: Improve your overall quality of life by providing nutrients your body needs. Keep your immune system stronger so you can better fight disease.Jan 21, 2017

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  6. Good nutrition helps you to improve you overall quality of life ,keep You immune sytem stronger so you can fight diseases,manage aide effects and manage HIV symptoms and complication.

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  7. Good nutrition is vital to help maintain the health and quality of life of the person suffering from AIDS. Infection with HIV damages the immune system, which leads to other infections such as fever and diarrhea. These infections can lower food intake because they both reduce appetite and interfere with the body's ability to absorb food. As a result, the person becomes malnourished, loses weight and is weakened.

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  8. HIV positive people should but more attention to their diet this is because if they don't some changes will be noticed in their body.They should take a balanced diet with high vegetables, fruits,legumes,carbohydrates, proteins and extra vitamins and minerals to help repair their damage cells,keep immune system stronger to enable them fight disease and help to manage HIV symptoms and complication.,,,by christine

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  9. Nutrition is necessary especially to the infected people since it make the able to take the arvs

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  10. Good nutrition increase resistance to infection and diseases,imrove energy and thus can make a person stronger hence slow the progression of the desease.by Winny.

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  11. HIV victims need to take a balanced diet so that their immune system may be boosted .It's important because it becomes possible for the body to resist other diseases that may be brought about by the virus.

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  12. Nutrition for people living with Hiv is very important so as to keep your immune system stronger so as to fight disease and to be more healthy...
    From Diana

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  13. People who are affected by the virus need to take alot of balence diet,,,they should also drink alot of water and took alot of fruits and vitamin so as their immune system my be boosted
    By benjamin william

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  14. Infected people should mainly take balanced diet foot and afterwards have an accompaniment of fruits since they have to take medicines. BY; SAMIA

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  15. The positive advantage of people living with HIV to a family is that it changes the lifestyle.
    It makes people around them more concerned with healthier lifestylea
    Eating fruits and vegetables a lot and proteins too
    Hellen

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  16. This infected people should be given the best care and and a balanced diet to boost their immune system
    Faiza

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  17. Nutrition among people with HIV is a critical factor since many may not even afford the constant drugs and food supply in order to give a balanced diet to the infected to prevent even more illness.. .Due to lack of funds they have accepted death and succumbed to it..

    Kaisy

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  18. Those infected are highly advised to eat balance diet inorder to process medication and help manage their side effects.

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  19. Good nutritional status is very important from the time a person is infected with HIV and these will improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS, by:maintaining body weight and strength,
    replacing lost vitamins and minerals,
    improving the function of the immune system and the body's ability to fight infection,
    extending the period from infection to the development of the AIDS disease

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  20. People who are HIV-positive need extra vitamins and minerals to help repair and heal damaged cells. Eat foods high in these vitamins and minerals, which can help boost your immune system: Vitamin A and beta-carotene: dark green, yellow, orange, or red vegetables and fruit; liver; whole eggs; milk.

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  21. People who are HIV positive should be very careful on the food they take.. Thus proper nutrition will serve u well..zamzam

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  22. People are HIV positive should be very Careful on food they take,...they need extra vitamins and minerals to help them repair heal damage cells...zamzam

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  23. Good balance diet is necessary for our body since it improve our overall quality of life by providing nutrients to our body....by Rahma

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  24. Good balance diet is necessary for our body since it improve overall quality of life by providing nutrients to our bodies..... By Rahma

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  25. Not only is nutritions good for Hiv infected but also for those not infected but those infected should need it more since it will boost their immune system and improve their quality of life as well.

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  26. People with HIV should have a proper diet so that they can be strong to be able to fight other diseases

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  27. Good nutrition does support support health and helps maintain the immune system in which it does maintain a healthy weight and absorb HIV medicines. The HIV virus attacks the immune system and destroys it thus making it harder for the infected body to fight HIV.
    Peter

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    1. Also eating the threevbasic nutrition helps improve the immune system

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  28. Balance diet is healthy and it is vital for all people but it is more advisable to those who are victims of the disease to be more concern on it.

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  29. HIV infected people should always feed on a healthy balanced diet, this will help keep the body strong and also fight other diseases in the body that may add to what the immune system and the antibodies are struggling to fight.

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  30. Balanced diet is vital to infected persons since it helps in boosting their immune system and making them strong and healthy as well.The infected should make sure that the dies are eating is good as indicated by the doctor and avoiding those meals prohibited by the doctor for their well being.By Naomi.

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  31. HIV Infection progressively destroys the immune systems ,leading to recurrent opportunistic infections (Ols), debilitation and death. Therefore good nutrition is vital to help boost their immune systems. By pauline mbithe

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  32. People living with Hiv/Aids need a good nutrition, they should eat well balanced food since the Arvs are very strong medicine,

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  33. The people living with HIV and aids .... Need much food such as balance diet in order to boost their immune system and to have enough body weight ... And since they are using Arv they need much nutrition's

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  34. Eating healthy for the infected helps them boost their immunity and strength. Healthy food together with proper medication prolongs their life span.

    Maureen

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  35. Good nutrition will reinforce the effects of the drugs taken by the lnfected persons, the ARVs treatment is a combination therapy, and may influence eating and nutrition.
    When nutritional needs are not met, recovery from illness will take longer.
    During this period the family will have the burden of caring for the sick person, paying for health care and absorbing the loss of earnings while the I'll person is unable to work .
    Good nutrition can help to extend the life span, when the person with HIV is well and working.
    MARY MUSYOKA

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  36. Healthy food for people infected together with good medication as regarded helps tthem stay longer ...victor mutuku

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  37. People living with HIV virus are prone to getting infected with other diseases due to a weak immune system ,,therefore despite of only using ARVs they should also consider eating a balanced diet in order to boost their immune system...........immaculate

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  38. It is important for who are infected to take food which is balanced in order to boost their immunity and also to help the A RVs to work well in their body.BY FAITH

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  39. Under-nourished people living with HIV usually have weakened immune system that may lead to increased suspectability to opportunistic infection. The person may also have fast rate progression of the HIV disease state and respond to treatment mightvbe poor.their is need to educate them on the importance of eating balanced diet food and also help them to access nutritious foods.

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  40. Eating a balanced diet keeps the immune system strong despite taking the medicines the ARV's nutritious food gives a good health

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  41. People living with HIV are requested and adviced to take a balanced diet as well as their medication.so as to keep strong and live longer.
    The government should find away to provide food for this people as most of them are poor and destitute.
    Ann Nduta

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  42. A balanced diet is the best way to be healthy for people living with HIV not only them but also people who haven't been infected with the virus should be healthy at all times

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  43. Nutritional advice for people living with HIV is the same as for people with a negative status: eat a balanced diet, without too much processed fat, sugar or salt. This will also help your body to absorb the treatment and fight off everyday infection

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  44. Proper diet is advised to those people living with HIV/AIDS,this strengthens the body so that the ARVS can work perfectly.

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  45. Proper diet should be given to people who are HIV positive.. Zamzam

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  46. By improving your nutrition, you can help your body fight HIV/aids because when taking drugs you need strength to withstand the drugs in the body and also to effectualize the drugs.

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  47. Nutritious food which gives a balanced diet is helpful to everybody but most especially those affected with various duseases

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  49. People with hiv need to keep their immune system healthy and eat healthy food . By Zahara

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  50. They are no special diets or particular food that will people with hiv need extra vitamins and minerals to help always take vitamin pills on a full stomach

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  51. people living with hiv should be given a well balanced food with increased vegetables and fruits

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  52. People living with Hiv should give them special diet inorder to maintain body weight....by zamzam ahmed

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  53. HIV infected patients should be feed with balanced diet so as to boost there immune deficiency system to resist diseases

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  54. Balanced diet is vry important for the infected person because it will give the body strength to fight against opportunstic diseases

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