Citation
(2007), "Food and HIV", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 37 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2007.01737fab.044
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Food and HIV
Food and HIV
Food has to be at the heart of the global fight against HIV and AIDS or we will fail to stop its spread, three leading aid agencies are warning.
CARE International UK, Concern Worldwide (UK) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) are challenging more than 25 of the world's leading international development organisations to put food first in their HIV and AIDS programmes.
People with HIV and AIDS need good food to survive, HIV positive adults need up to one-third more food than healthy adults, and children with the disease can need 50-100 per cent more food than healthy children.
Nearly 40 million people who live with HIV, and most live in poor countries – many are hungry and malnourished. The fight against HIV and AIDS and combating hunger are clearly inextricably linked. This link, however, is too often overlooked.
Good nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy immune system for people living with HIV.
For more information please contact: CARE International, 020 7934 9417, 079 5021 1700, e-mail: coutts-buys@careinternational.org