Study on the Nutritional Status of HIV/AIDS Patients

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Authors

  • V. Premala Priyadharsini
     Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore - 641 043 ,IN
  • Huidrom Nidhi Kumari
     Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore - 641 043 ,IN

Abstract

More than twenty-five years into tine HIV/AIDS pandemic, the disease still remains one of tine most serious challenges to global public health. Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) takes over certain immune system cells to make many copies of it and causes slow but constant damage to the immune system. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the condition of related symptoms that are caused by severe HIV infection. AIDS makes the body vulnerable to life-threatening illnesses called opportunistic infections.

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Published

2009-11-01

How to Cite

Premala Priyadharsini, V., & Kumari, H. N. (2009). Study on the Nutritional Status of HIV/AIDS Patients. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 46(11), 440–446. Retrieved from https://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ijnd/article/view/4805

Issue

Volume 46, Issue 11, November 2009

Section

Original Articles

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