Health of HIV infected people . Volume II, : food, nutrition and lifestyle without antiretroviral drugs / / edited by Ronald Ross Watson

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (421 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.979206
• Soggetto topico: AIDS (Disease) - Alternative treatment; HIV-positive persons - Health and hygiene; Antiretroviral agents
• Persona (resp. second.): WatsonRonald R (Ronald Ross)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Health of HIV infected People; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Acknowledgement; I. Overview and Food; 1 Dietary Supplements Among People Living with HIV and Vulnerability to Medical Internet Misinformation; 1.1 Section 1: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among People Living with HIV; 1.2 Section 2: Correlates of CAM Use Among People Living with HIV; 1.3 Section 3: Efficacy and Utility of CAM for People Living with HIV; 1.4 Section 4: Disclosure of CAM Use to Standard HIV Care Providers ; 1.5 Section 5: Seeking Information About Herbal Supplements and Other CAM1.6 Section 6: Recommendations for Patients; 1.7 Section 7: Recommendations for Providers; 1.8 Section 8: Recommendations for Researchers; 1.9 Section 9: Summary; Acknowledgment; References; 2 Eating Coffee Candy: HIV Risk at Huli Funerals; 2.1 Method; 2.2 Results: Eating Coffee and Candy at Huli Funerals; 2.3 Discussion: "Eat and Die"; 2.4 Responses; References; 3 Infant Feeding Policies and HIV; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 To Breastfeed or Not to Breastfeed? Is That the Right Question? ; 3.2.1 Quantifying the Magnitude of Breastfeeding-Associated HIV Infection3.2.2 Quantifying the Magnitude of Risks Associated with Not Breastfeeding; 3.2.3 How Do the Numbers Stack Up?; 3.3 Harm Reduction Approaches; 3.3.1 Exclusive Breastfeeding; 3.3.2 Early Weaning; 3.3.3 When Is Avoidance of Breastfeeding AFASS?; 3.4 Antiretroviral Interventions Transform the Policy Arena; 3.5 Key Gaps in Infant Feeding Policies and HIV; References; 4 Alcohol Use and Food Insecurity in HIV Disease Management; 4.1 Food Insecurity and HIV Disease; 4.2 Alcohol Misuse and HIV Disease ; 4.3 Food and Alcohol as Competing Needs4.4 Food Insecurity, Alcohol Misuse, and HIV Disease; 4.5 HIV Treatment Adherence; 4.6 Implications for Interventions; 4.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 5 Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque in HIV-Infected Patients on the Mediterranean Diet; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Ultrasound Measurement of CIMT; 5.3 Characteristics of Mediterranean Diet; 5.4 CIMT in HIV-Infected Patients; 5.5 CIMT in HIV-Infected Patients Adherent to Mediterranean Diet; References; II. Nutrition and Lifestyle ; 6 Nutritional Treatment Approach for ART-Naïve HIV-Infected Children6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Proposals and Investigations About Nutritional Approach for HIV-Infected Children; 6.2 Nutritional Treatment and Ready-to-Use Formulas; 6.2.1 Breastfeeding; 6.2.2 Weaning and Complementary Feeding; 6.3 Vitamins and Minerals; 6.3.1 Iron; 6.3.2 Zinc; 6.3.3 Vitamin A; 6.3.4 Vitamin D and Calcium; 6.3.5 Micronutrients; 6.4 Probiotics; 6.5 Conclusion; References; 7 Nutrition Therapy for HAART-Naïve HIV-Infected Patients; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Malnutrition and Diarrhea; 7.3 Minerals; 7.3.1 Iron; 7.3.2 Zinc ; 7.3.3 Selenium
• Sommario/riassunto: Health of HIV Infected People: Food, Nutrition and Lifestyle Without Antiretroviral Drugs defines the supportive roles of bioactive foods, exercise, and dietary supplements on the health of HIV infected people who do not have access to resources or those who choose not to utilize antiretroviral drugs. Approaches such as the application of traditional herbs and foods are given careful definition by experts who define the risks and benefits of such practices within this important context. Readers learn how to treat or ameliorate the effects of chronic retroviral disease using readily avai
• Titolo autorizzato: Health of HIV infected people
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788287003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II