Nutritional Alterations in Drug Abusers With and Without HIV

Overview

Journal Am J Infect Dis

Publisher Science Publications

Date 2007 Mar 16

PMID 17356685

Citations 5

Authors

Janet E Forrester

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Abstract

Many studies have found that drug abusers have nutritional deficits, including weight deficits. The most plausible explanation for these deficits is dietary insufficiency. However, studies using objective measures of the dietary intake of drug abusers have failed to provide evidence of dietary insufficiency. Other mechanisms have rarely been examined. This article reviews the published literature on the nutritional status of drug abusers with and without HIV, with emphasis on dietary energy and macronutrient intake.

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