HIV/AIDS: nutritional implications and impact on human development

@article{Colecraft2008HIVAIDSNI,
  title={HIV/AIDS: nutritional implications and impact on human development},
  author={Esi K. Colecraft},
  journal={Proceedings of the Nutrition Society},
  year={2008},
  volume={67},
  pages={109 - 113}
}
  • Esi K. Colecraft
  • Published 30 January 2008
  • Medicine, Economics
  • Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
HIV/AIDS is associated with biological and social factors that affect the individual's ability to consume and utilize food and to acquire food. These biological and social factors lead to poor nutritional status and weight loss, which are an important cause of morbidity in individuals infected with HIV, resulting in a poor quality of life; weight loss is an important predictor of death from AIDS. The links between nutrition and HIV/AIDS amplify the negative effects of HIV infection on human… 
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