Lipid-based nutrient supplement at initiation of antiretroviral therapy does not substitute energy from habitual diet among HIV patients - a secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Malnutrition is common among people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Nutritional supplementation at initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) has shown beneficial effects, but it is not known if supplementation replaces or supplements the habitual energy intake in a context of food insecurity. As part of a randomised controlled trial among people with HIV initiating ART in Ethiopia, we assessed whether the provision of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) affected energy intake from the habitual diet. People with HIV aged ≥18 years with a body mass index (BMI) >17 were randomly allocated 2:1 to receive either early (month 1-3 after ART initiation) or delayed (month 4-6 after ART initiation) supplementation with LNS (≈4,600 kJ/day). Participants with BMI 16-17 were all allocated to ear

SUBMITTER: Schwartz NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886435 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature