Nutrition and HIV
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7879-3964-9 (ISBN)
Treating HIV with Nutrition
Nutrition and HIV addresses the issues of nutrition and HIV fromthe perspective of the patient as well as the physician. Everyonewho is interested in the problems of--and solutions to--nutritionaltherapy in HIV owes it to themselves to read this book.
--Paul A. Volberding, M.D., director, Center for AIDS Research, SanFrancisco
This reference book offers a sound nutritional model for sustainingand improving quality of life for HIV positive men and women. Itoutlines an easy-to-follow program for the prevention and treatmentof weight loss--a common problem that if left untreated could leadto serious health decline or even death.
MARY ROMEYN, M.D., is an internist on staff at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, with a private practice specializing in HIV and nutrition. She has served on the Food and Nutrition Subcommittee of the Board of Trustees of Project Open Hand, and sits on the Scientific Advisory Committees of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and HIV Care. She is a member of the volunteer clinical faculty of the University of California at San Francisco Medical School, and writes and lectures on nutritional aspects of HIV management.
NUTRITION AND HIV.
1. A New Model for Treatment.
2. Understanding the Process of Wasting.
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF.
3. Starting Your Own Assessment.
4. Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements.
5. Other Immune-Enhancing Supplements.
6. Improving Your Appetite.
7. Improving Your Environment.
8. Sex, Drugs, and Exercise.
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR DOCTOR.
9. Choosing a Doctor.
10. Understanding Your Health Care Plan.
11. Monitoring Your Nutrition.
12. The Wasting Syndrome.
13. Fighting the Virus.
14. Secondary Infections.
15. Special Problems.
16. Joining Studies.
17. Women and HIV.
18. What to Do: Algorithms for Care, by Stages.
TAKING CHARGE: HOW TO DIRECT YOUR OWN HEALING.
19. Taking Charge of Your Medical Care.
20. Feeding the Soul.
Appendix A: 1993 CDC Criteria for a Diagnosis of AIDS.
Appendix B: List of Caloric Values.
Appendix C: Vitamin Supplementation Sources.
Appendix D: Types of Studies to Evaluate Drug Effects.
Appendix E: San Francisco General Hospital Diet Counseling IntakeForm.
Appendix F: Recommended Schedules of Prophylaxis ofInfection.
Appendix G: HIV Intake Physical Form.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.2.1998 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 243 mm |
| Gewicht | 619 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7879-3964-1 / 0787939641 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7879-3964-9 / 9780787939649 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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