Malnutrition as it relates to an HIV infected person

For people with HIV, the diet fad to be thin is the opposite of what a HIV patient should seek. For the person who is thin that has HIV, there is going to be a quicker death. Sad to say, but true. And nutrition is the key to keeping the person with aids/HIV healthier and around longer.

There is a direct relationship between the cycle of malnutrition, HIV, and the immune system that is in a state of dysfunction.

Since the immune system is damaged by the HIV infection, other infections can wreak even more havoc on the body.

Ironically, a person suffering with this disease usually ends up facing a dulled appetite and less ability to absorb what food they do eat. Thus HIV/aids has a terribly devastating outcome on a person's nutritional state and well being. Consequently malnourished, weakened and still losing weight, the patient slips away even more quickly…

But by providing some balanced nutrition that encourages and revs up the immune system, the body can more hardily rage its own war on the disease. The body is better able to support itself, with proper weight and concentrated, powerful nutrition.

This is very important due to the fact that a person with HIV has less ability to absorb nutrition – less food is able to flow through, as a nutrient, into the intestinal wall and pass into the blood stream to provide ample support and energy to the tissues and organs and various body parts. This is because the HIV infection has damaged the wall of the gut so badly, that food won't pass properly into the bloodstream as it once did.

Another common problem that relates to nutrient absorption is that infection often causes diarrhea. This, in turn, causes the food to go through the intestine so fast, that absorption of the nutrients is much less because of the poor digestion. Nausea also contributes to the dilemma.

There are many mouth and oral related problems that can be associated with malnutrition and a HIV sufferer as well and they are:

• oral candida
• oral ulcers
• lesions in the esophagus
• lesions in the mouth
• herpes in the mouth
• gum disease

These complications cause a person to avoid eating and thus become even more malnourished.

But the loss of weight isn't the total problem. Because once a person is so malnourished and their cell mass reaches what is considered a critical level, death is usually imminent. A human can not survive once the body cell mass reaches this critical point.

Malnourishment goes beyond burning up fat and losing weight, it actually eats away at the lean tissue in the body. This is where the major threat to survival related to malnutrition kicks in… It is so sad, but true, that often people are dying of HIV starvation issues that are secondary to most the other problems that are related to HIV aids.

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Ending the AIDS Myth
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Despite common belief, there is no scientific evidence to this day that AIDS is a contagious disease. The current AIDS theory falls short in predicting the kind of AIDS disease an infected person may be manifesting, and there is no accurate system to determine how long it will take for the disease to develop. In addition, the current HIV/AIDS theory contains no reliable information that can help identify those who are at risk of developing AIDS.

On the other hand, published research actually proves that HIV only extremely rarely spreads heterosexually and cannot be responsible for an epidemic that involves millions of AIDS victims around the world. Furthermore, it is an established fact that the retrovirus HIV, which is composed of human gene fragments, is incapable of destroying human cells. However, cell destruction is the main characteristic of every AIDS disease.

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HIV & AIDS Information :: Watch for malnutrition risk in children …

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Publish Date: 03/29/2011 17:09

http://www.aidsmap.com/Watch-for-malnutrition-risk-in-children-with-HIV-after-starting-ART/page/1743688/

Adolescent Health, disease like HIV, Malnutrition, Mental health …

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Publish Date: 04/03/2011 12:24

http://thehealtheducation.com/?p=67

Global Health Leaders Program: Women & Global Health

HIV, malnutrition, endemic tropical diseases. Women not only suffer from these diseases right alongside the men, but they also face the complications of repeated pregnancies which further increase their mortality rate. …

Publish Date: 04/14/2011 16:39

http://globalhealthleadersprogram.blogspot.com/2011/04/women-global-health.html

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