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Weight Loss Diets: High Protein Vs High Fiber

Studies have suggested that moderately high protein diets may be more appropriate than conventional low-fat high carbohydrate diets for individuals at risk of developing the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. However in most such studies sources of dietary carbohydrate may not have been appropriate and protein intakes may have been excessively high. Thus, in …

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New treatments for HIV associated lipodystrophy beyond Egrifta

Question from a person living with HIV: May 2, 2012 I body build and work out, eat right, etc. The lipodystrophy I accumulated during my early use of Crixivan and others doesn’t really go away that much. It’s frustrating, depressing. I do also appear to have some features of “muscle belly” where there is a space between …

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Outsmarting HIV with Healthy Nutrition

From: https://www.positivelyaware.com/2012/12_01/hiv_wellness_series.shtml Living with a chronic illness like HIV can present certain nutritional challenges. Without effective HIV medication treatment, replicating virus can tax the body, destroying lean body mass and impairing immune function and quality of life.1, 2 While this destruction of lean tissue can be controlled with effective HIV antiretroviral combination therapy, other challenges like fat …

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