title: [Nutrition and HIV infection].
abstract: The HIV infection leads to many nutritional problems. For a long time, the Wasting Syndrome was one of the most frequent inaugural features of AIDS and still concerns many patients. The weight loss worsens the prognosis of the disease. The reduced dietary intakes, the increased digestive losses and energetic expenditure result in severe malnutrition. Therefore, the nutritional support and its association with orexigenes, anabolic agents and physical activity has to be carefully selected. The adverse events of new antiretroviral drugs influence the nutritional state and the patient's compliance towards their treatments. For lipodystrophy, whose etiology is still unknown, no treatment has yet been found. Metabolic disorders (dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, diabetes, etc.) in this presently chronic disease require particular attention since they increase cardiovascular risks. In general they are sensitive to a dietary approach.
authors.affiliation: Diététique et Nutrition Clinique, Département de Médecine interne, Hôpital universitaire de Genève, 1211 Genève 14, Suisse.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Karsegard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Genton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raguso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pichard
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy