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Can someone who is HIV+ overcome the virus by improving their nutrition?

April 26, 2017HIV+ improving nutrition OVERCOME virus

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Can someone who is HIV+ overcome the virus by improving their nutrition?

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Whilst there is no cure for HIV, nutrition is a very basic way for an infected person to learn to live with the virus. Those who are fortunate to have access to anti -retrovirals (ARVs) need to have access to a balanced diet in order to be able to absorb the treatment. ARVs taken on an empty stomach can induce vomiting, rendering the treatment ineffective. Poor adherence to treatment increases the likelihood of drug resistance and certain death.