Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Diet
People with AIDS often lose significant amounts of weight or suffer from recurrent diarrhea. A diet high in protein and total calories may help a person maintain his or her body weight. In addition, whole foods are preferable to refined and processed foods. Whole foods contain larger amounts of many vitamins and minerals, and people with HIV infection tend to suffer from multiple nutritional deficiencies.
Nonetheless, no evidence currently suggests that dietary changes are curative for people with AIDS, or even that they significantly influence the course of the disease. In fact, a controlled trial comparing the efficacy of three nutritional regimens in the prevention of weight loss in HIV-positive people found no benefit from increasing caloric intake. A 500-calorie per day caloric supplement with fatty acids plus a multivitamin and minerals did not promote increases in body weight beyond that offered by amultivitamin-mineral supplement alone...
Dr Balch's Vitamin Formula for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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- Amount Per Serving
- % DV
Vitamin C - 500
- mg
- 833%
Vitamin E - 200
- IU
- 667%
Zinc - 10
- mg
- 67%
Copper - 1
- mg
- 50%
CoQ-10 - 50
- mg
- *
Flax Seed Powder - 50
- mg
- *
DHEA - 50
- mg
- *
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- Amount Per Serving
- % DV
Maitake Extract - 100
- mg
- *
Reishi Extract - 100
- mg
- *
N-Acetyl L-Cysteine - 250
- mg
- *
Amino Acid Mix - 100
- mg
- *
Turmeric Extract - 100
- mg
- *
Bromelain - 250
- mg
- *
- * Daily Value (DV) not established
