Background Adequate nutrition is important for optimal immune and metabolic function.
Dietary support may, therefore, improve clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected individuals by …

Rationale: Disease-related malnutrition constitutes a highly prevalent healthcare problem
with high costs associated. In Spain, the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized patients …

HIV‐infected persons often experience a loss of lean tissue mass, which includes decreases
in skeletal muscle mass. This HIV‐associated wasting is significant because it has been …

The purpose of this study was to understand the synergistic relationships between
conceptions of masculinity, body image, and sexual behavior in HIV-positive gay men. The …

Background Supportive interventions such as serving meals in a dining room environment
or the use of assistants to feed patients are frequently recommended for the management of …

Undernutrition (wasting) is still frequent in patients infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), despite recent decreases in the prevalence of undernutrition …

Weight loss and malnutrition are common in patients with HIV infection or AIDS (1, 2) and
are likely to accelerate disease progression, increase morbidity and reduce survival …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The ratio of energy expenditure to nitrogen loss respectively of
energy to nitrogen provision (E/N) is considered a valuable tool in the creation of an enteral …

Infection caused by HIV and malnutrition have a complex interaction and often coexist
geographically. Malnutrition has synergistic immune effects and HIV affects nutritional status …

Background: There is conflict in the literature about the extent of alterations of resting energy
expenditure (REE) in persons with HIV. Objective: The study was conducted to ascertain the …