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Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
Supplementation - Option or Necessity C. Myers, Ph.D.
Commentary re Proof-Type Studies (a caution) C. Myers, Ph.D.
PML - Might some cases be misdiagnosed? C. Myers, Ph.D.
1. Getting organized
- Bloodwork charts
- Categories of Opportunistic Infections (OIs)
- A sample "HIV Standard of Care" from ACT UP Philadelphia (1994)
- HIV & Nutrients revisited - some of the possible consequences of deficiencies
- List of some monographs - Lands, Jensen, Davis, Myers
- An Hypothesis regarding HIV, nutrition and the body's defense system The AIDS Scenario / The AIDS Key
2. Nutrition and Immunity
- RK Chandra (1991) - "Nutrition and Immunity: lessons from the past and new insights into the future"
- S Cunningham-Rundles (1982), Effects of nutritional status on immunological function
- AI Terr et al (from Basic and Clinical Immunology, DP Stites & AI Terr, 1991) - gives summary of effects on immunity from micronutrient deficiencies, and excess or deficiencies of dietary fats
3. Selected literature re HIV and nutrition
- BAbrams et al (1993), A Prospective Study of Dietary Intake and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in HIV-seropositive Homosexual Men
- MK Baum et al (1995), Micronutrients and HIV-1 disease progression
- MK Baum et al (1991), Association of Vitamin B6 Status with Parameters of Immune Function in Early HIV-1 Infection
- RS Beach et al (1992), Specific nutrient abnormalities in asymptomatic HIV-1 infection
- SJ Bell et al (1993), Nutrition support and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- RT Chlebowski et al (1993), Long-Term Effects of Early Nutritional Support With New Enterotropic Peptide-Based Formula vs. Standard Enteral Formula in HIV-Infected Patients: Randomized Prospective Trial; includes editorial comment by GL Blackburn & S Bell
- PJ Harris & P Candeloro (1991), HIV-Infected Patients with Vitamin B-12 Deficiency and Autoantibodies to Intrinsic Factor
- DP Kotler (1994), Wasting Syndrome: Nutritional Support in HIV Infection
- P Singer et al (1992), Nutritional Aspects of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- J Wang et al (1992), Body-fat measurment in patients with acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome: which method should be used?
- C DeSimone et al (1992), L-carnitine deficiency in AIDS patients
- B deQuay et al (1992), Glutathione depletion in HIV-infected patients: role of cysteine deficiency and effect of oral N-acetylcysteine
4. Notes from some conferences
- Until There is a Cure, IV (AIDS-Manasota, Inc.) 1992
- 1993 Western Pharmacy Education Faire (California Pharmacists Association)
- Third International Symposium on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, Philadelphia 1994
5. Reading - C. Myers, Ph.D.
- HIV & Diet revisited
- HIV & Dietary Supplements revisited
- HIV & Liquid Food Supplements (with references)
- HIV & The Gut (with references)
- HIV & Cysteine; Cysteine and Wasting (with references) includes info re Glutamine by C. Winslow - Stoltz, RD, LDN
- HIV & Carnitine; Carnitine (with references) includes info re Carnitine by ME Walgren, RD, LDN, CNSD
- HIV & Use of Acetaminophen medications
- Miscellaneous Notes Regarding HIV & Nutrition (with references)
- Possible Pitfalls Regarding some Advice Given about Nutrition and HIV (with references)
- HIV & Vitamin B12 (with references)
- Serum Triglycerides and the Fat that We Eat
- HIV-Related Dementia and Nutrition - Is Dementia Curable? (with references)
6. Reading - Diana Davis, RD
- Nutritional Alchemy©
- Enhancing the Immune System through Diet & Nutrition Supplementation Program
- Shop with Supermarket Immune Smarts© - The Smart Way to Shop!
- Eating Out with Your Health in Mind
- Snacks/EA-ZY Meals
- Advance Planning
7. Reading - Lark Lands, Ph.D.
HIV Treatment Strategy, Overview - for People Living with HIV
- Dietary Guidelines
- Therapeutic Basics & Core List of Nutrients
- Drug Information: A. Interleukin-2 & B. New Antiviral Possibilities
- OIs and Symptoms: Diarrhea in HIV Infecition, Possible Causes, Diagnostic Techniques, and Therapies
- Preventing Body Decline and Internal Damage
- Choosing and Purchasing Supplements - Quality Vs Cost
- Eliminating Symptoms and Slowing Disease Progression:
- The Synergism of Complementary Therapies and Aggressive
- Medical Management
- Nutrient Supplementation Needs in HIV Infection
8. Some Possible Supplementation Protocols
- Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation & HIV/AIDS FOOD ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH (chester myers)
- Baum et al, Amsterdam (1992) and letter to the editor of AIDS (1994)
- Vitamin & Mineral Supplementation ... A Start (chester myers)
- A Possible Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation Program (chester myers)
- One Person's Supplementation - on a priority basis for limited budget - recommendations by C. Smigelski, RD
- Chapter re vitamins/minerals from Nutrition and HIV: A New Model for Treatment, M. Romeyn, 1995, Jossey-Bass as reprinted in BETA (published by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation), September, 1995
9. Miscellaneous Information
a. Nutritional Solutions for Managing Diarrhea - C. Smigelski, RD
b. about NAC (N-acetyl cysteine)
c. about zinc
d. about vitamin B12
e. about curcumin
f. primum non nocere - FIRST DO NO HARM
- about dietary sugars & fats - relevance to liquid food supplements
- priority in dietary fats if blood triglycerides not elevated above baseline
- priority in liquid food supplements
g. a brief overview for exercise
10. Regarding Food Safety
- CD Myers, introduction
- excerpts, OMAFRA Factsheet, "Take Care With Your Frozen Foods"
For more monographs, please see HIV & Nutrition: Some Recommended Monographs.
Author, Chester Myers, holds both honours B.Sc. and M.Sc. (1969) degrees in physical chemistry from Dalhousie University, and a Ph.D. (1975) from the University of Toronto (biophysical chemistry) where he investigated the mechanism of action of one of the digestive enzymes. In addition to publishing in the scientific literature and having authored several patents, he has written extensively on topics regarding health and HIV. The latter include articles in The Positive Side, Canadian AIDS News, and monographs available from the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT), the Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE), and various other organizations.
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The material in this publication is for information purposes only. It does not endorse any particular treatment program nor strategy; neither is it intended as medical advice nor as a replacement for medical advice.
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