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Nutrition

This booklet is intended to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about food, nutrition and HIV infection. It outlines how to eat well if you are HIV-positive and the sort of foods you should eat to keep well if you experience changes in your metabolism whilst taking anti-HIV medication. Information on the sort of food you need to eat to maximise absorption of anti-HIV drugs is included. It also gives advice on how to prevent weight loss and food-borne infections.

  • General nutritional advice

    Your existing diet may already meet all your nutritional needs. Having HIV is unlikely to mean that you have to make drastic changes to your

  • Your diet and anti-HIV drugs

    Choosing a drug combination that you can fit into your existing eating habits is usually easier than trying to adjust your eating habits to fit

  • Eating and avoiding weight loss

    Weight loss can be a very serious issue for people with HIV. Unintentionally losing just 3% of your body weight can significantly increase your chances

  • Diarrhoea

    Diarrhoea is common amongst people with HIV. It can be caused by some anti-HIV drugs and some medicines used to treat some other infections. In

  • Summary

    Your normal diet may well be sufficient to meet your nutritional requirements – HIV alone rarely means that people have to make major changes to