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Article: People living with AIDS advised to eat traditional foods
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 19, 2002
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People living with AIDS advised to eat traditional foods
HARARE, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- People living with HIV and AIDS
should eat traditional foods as they have original nutrients which
boost the immune system, an official with the Network of African
People Living With HIV and AIDS said here on Thursday.
"People should eat foods like sweet potatoes, vegetables and
unrefined sadza as these are easier to find than yoghurt or cheese, "
said the organization's national program coordinator Jefta Mxotsha.
"Many people living with AIDS do not understand the health
damages which occur when they eat junk food, canned food or refined
food," he said.
Mxotsha said processed foods were less ...