Nutrition and HIV : Epidemiological Evidence to Public Health / Saurabh Mehta, Julia Finkelstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mehta, Saurabh, author.

Finkelstein, Julia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Nutritional aspects.

AIDS (Disease).

AIDS (Disease)--Diet therapy.

AIDS (Disease)--Epidemiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Nutritional management is integral to comprehensive HIV care and treatment. Improved nutritional status and weight gain can increase recovery and strength of individuals living with HIV/AIDS, improve dietary diversity and caloric intake, and improve quality of life. This book provides a comprehensive update on the role of nutrition in HIV through a review of biological mechanisms and published epidemiological studies, including intervention trials and programs that have integrated nutrition in the care and treatment of HIV-infected individuals."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

chapter 1 Human Immunodeciency Virus and Vitamin A

chapter 2 B Vitamins and HIV/AIDS Alexander J. Layden and Julia L. Finkelstein

chapter 3 Iron and HIV/AIDS Nabila R. Khondakar and Julia L. Finkelstein

chapter 4 Vitamin D and HIV Elaine A. Yu and Saurabh Mehta

chapter 5 Antioxidants and HIV/AIDS: Zinc, Selenium, and Vitamins C and E Amanda L. Wilkinson, Samantha L. Huey, and Saurabh Mehta

chapter 6 Micronutrients and Perinatal Outcomes in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women Julia L. Finkelstein and Saurabh Mehta

chapter 7 HIV and Infant Feeding Ameena Goga and Anna Coutsoudis

chapter 8 Micronutrients and HIV in Pediatric Populations Julia L. Finkelstein, Haritha Aribindi, Heather S. Herman, and Saurabh Mehta

chapter 9 Macronutrient Supplementation to HIV and TB Patients during Treatment Henrik Friis, Mette Frahm Olsen, and Suzanne Filteau.

Notes:

"A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc."

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-05818-5

1-351-05817-7

1-351-05819-3

9781351058193

OCLC:

1027754277