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How We Make A Difference
The role of good nutrition in the management of HIV/AIDS has become increasingly important over the past two decades. Access to nutritious food is one of the most powerful weapons available to fight the devastating effects of AIDS.
- Clinical research shows that HIV-related malnutrition is more often the cause of death for people with AIDS than any single opportunistic infection.
- People with AIDS who receive effective nutrition support get fewer AIDS-related opportunistic infections. They spend less time in hospitals, have shorter stays when they do go to hospital, have quicker recuperation periods, and spend less time on disability insurance and public support.
- New medications offer new hope, but these advances only increase the need for proper nutrition.
- Many people with AIDS live in circumstances that do not allow them to assume their next meal will be accessible. Our program staff and volunteers work with these individuals to ensure they can improve their adherence rates and thus benefit from them.
- In addition to helping individuals and families coping with AIDS to live healthy and productive lives, nutritional support helps the communities where they live.
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A Loving Spoonful receives 77% of its funding from private donations and grants, rather than government funding. |
