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Article: Food remains first defense to fight HIV/AID
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- July 9, 2002
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Food remains first defense to fight HIV/AID
LUSAKA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The World Food Program (WFP) Tuesday
identified food security as the first defense in the fight against
HIV/AIDS.
WFP deputy director of operations Jammie Wickens told journalists
here that having the food has a long but overlooked remedy in the
fight against HIV/AIDS.
Wickens said food helps interrupt the downward spiral of
malnutrition, fatigue and illness.
He explained that without proper nutrition, the disease wears
down the body faster and leaves the infected person vulnerable to
other opportunistic aliments.
Wickens said that to remain productive, HIV-positive individuals
need an increased food intake.
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