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HIV/AIDS
New HIV/AIDS findings from Columbia University described
November 3rd, 2008
"The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in nutritional intake and body mass index (BMI) in HIV patients with chronic diarrhea via secondary analysis of patients' nutritional diaries. A secondary purpose was to evaluate the quality of diets against national dietary guidelines," scientists in the United States report. "Seventy-five ambulatory patients with HIV were included in this study. Patients were categorized using baseline BMI as normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m(2)), overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2)), and obese (BMI >= 30.0 kg/m(2)). Seven-day nutritional diaries were used to estimate diet in terms of dietary fats, cholesterol, fiber, protein,...
Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-11-03)
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