title: Nutrition for the patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Patients with ARC and AIDS develop a variety of symptoms that significantly affect their nutritional status. Podiatrists, although not directly involved with the intricacies of the nutritional management of people with AIDS, should be aware of the effect of the virus on the human body. Investigators are predicting that almost 100% of the estimated 12 million HIV-positive persons in the world will develop AIDS. By giving people with AIDS nutritional education, not only may there be a beneficial response in respect to treatment but it may enhance an individual's quality of life and positive self-image.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Islands Geriatric Education Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Manoa.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Lyden
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004032:Diet; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D015431:Weight Loss