Malnutrition and HIV

Abstract

The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is the advanced stage of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. In this moment it is considered an emergent disease because of the increase of the cases in the last two decades. This pandemics has caused catastrophic effects on the alimentary security of many countries, increasing the level of misery and the scarcity of food. Then, malnutrition is a real menace for all those people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome since the first moments after getting infected. Nutrition of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome patients is a theme that has not been studied deeply, although since the beginning of this disease history, everybody thought that it could have certain relevance because it is a virus directly attacking the immune system, related with the general status of the individual and its nutrition. In this review we deal with the different aspects relating Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and malnutrition and its correction.