Nutrition and AIDS, 2nd edition

Nutrition and AIDS, 2nd edition

CRC Press, 2000 N.W. Corporate Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431. 231p., bibliog., index. (Modern Nutrition). ISBN 0-8493-0272-2. $131.95.
edited by Ronald R. Watson. 2001.

Proper nutrition is one key to fighting the HIV virus. Without proper nutrition, immunosuppressive conditions can take over and prevent any drug therapies from working the way they should. Individuals have to eat right, at the right time, and supplement their nutrition with dietary supplements. "The goal of this book is to define recent advances in understanding the nutritional deficiencies of AIDS patients and explore the ways nutritional and dietary changes and herbal medicines benefit or harm them." A further goal "is to provide the most current, concise scientific appraisal of the efficacy of nutrients, foods, and herbal (alternative) medicines in preventing or treating AIDS and its symptoms and improving the quality of life."

The 15 chapters cover: "Wasting and AIDS in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy," "Supplementation and Undernutrition Affect Survival in Murine AIDS," "Antioxidants in Human AIDS," "Trace Elements, Free Radicals, and HIV Progression," "Use of Herbs and Non-Nutritive Supplements in HIV-Positive and AIDS Patients," "AIDS and Food Safety," "Thiols to Treat AIDS," "Drugs of Abuse Modulate Immune and Nutritional Status in AIDS," "Cigarette Smoking and AIDS," "Lipodystrophy: The Most Recent Development in HIV Nutrition Care," "Vitamins in HIV Infection," "Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Patients in Japan," "Nutrition and HIV Infection/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa," "Traditional and Popular Uses of Food as Therapy for HIV/AIDS," and "HIV and Infant Growth."

These are well written and easy to understand essays that provide the results of tests and studies that are ongoing throughout the world. There is no doubt that proper nutrition is an aid in combating the virus and the more that individuals realize this the better life those who are HIV positive will live. This is a highly recommended book for all heal science libraries and would be a good resource for academic libraries.

Keywords: Nutritional Aspects; Dietary Supplements)
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