Abstract
This perspective discusses the study of Santiago Rodas-Moya et al. (2016) published in Public Health Nutrition: Preference for food and nutritional supplements among adults living with HIV in Malawi, Public health nutrition, 19(04), pp.693-702. The study explored the factors liable for the food preferences of adults living with HIV (ALHIV) in Blantyre, Malawi. The study reported that sourness of food or drinks was one of the key factors liable for the food preference among the Malawian ALHIV. Key words: AIDS, HIV, food preferences, herbs, nutrition, nutrition intervention.
Highlights
Food preference during HIV infection is a very sensitive issue that needs close attention
Compromised immunity of people living with HIV (PLWH) makes the food requirements to be different from non-positive individuals
It was on this note, the World Health Organization recommended increased protein and energy food requirements by more than 20 and 10%, respectively, for PLWH (WHO, 2003)
Summary
This perspective discusses the study of Santiago Rodas-Moya et al (2016) published in Public Health Nutrition: Preference for food and nutritional supplements among adults living with HIV in Malawi, Public health nutrition, 19(04), pp.693702. The study explored the factors liable for the food preferences of adults living with HIV (ALHIV) in Blantyre, Malawi.
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