HIV/AIDS Diet & Nutrition
Micronutrient supplementation increases CD4 counts in HIV-infected patients on HAART
Published in AIDS Weekly, October 9th, 2006
In a recent report published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, researchers in the United States conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to "examine the immunologic, metabolic, and clinical effects of broad spectrum micronutrient supplementation in HIV-infected patients taking highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)."
"Forty HIV-infected patients taking a stavudine and/or didanosine-based HAART regimen were prospectively randomized to receive micronutrients or placebo twice daily for 12 weeks....
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2006-10-09)
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