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Title Nutrition and HIV / edited by Vivian Pribram
Published Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Blackwell Pub., 2011

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Description 1 online resource (508 pages)
Contents Introduction to human immunodeficiency virus -- Nutrition and HIV -- Malnutrition, infant feeding, maternal and child health -- Paediatric nutritional screening, assessment and support -- Adherence, symptom management, psychological aspects and multi-disciplinary care of children with HIV -- Healthy eating, prevention and management of obesity and long-term complications in children -- Decreased nutritional status and nutritional interventions for adults with HIV -- Nutritional screening and assessment -- Symptom control and management -- The nutritional management of complications associated with HIV and antiretroviral therapy -- Community interventions in resource limited settings
Adherence, medications and interactions with food -- Healthy eating and well-being -- Exercise and physical activity and long-term management of HIV -- Mental health -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Food and water safety -- Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infection -- Renal disease -- HIV and the liver / Tracy Russell, Ruth Westwood -- Critical care, respiratoryand multi-organ failure -- Nutritional management of patients living with HIV and cancer -- End of life care
Summary In this essential new book an international team of authors under the editorship of Specialist HIV Dietitian Vivian Pribram bring together the latest research to provide the practicing dietitian and nutritionist with a practical guide to the nutritional care of the HIV and AIDS patient. Students and other health care professionals working and studying this area will also find Nutrition and HIV an important and valuable resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject AIDS (Disease) -- Diet therapy
Health behavior.
Nutrition.
HIV Infections -- prevention & control
Health Behavior
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
MEDICAL -- AIDS & HIV.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- AIDS & HIV.
Nutrition
Health behavior
AIDS (Disease) -- Diet therapy
Form Electronic book
Author Pribram, Vivian
ISBN 9781444327748
1444327747
1405182709
9781405182706