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      Deficiencies of macronutrient intake among HIV-positive breastfeeding women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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          We compared macronutrient intake, food insecurity, and anthropometrics in breastfeeding women: 40 HIV-positive women not yet on antiretroviral therapy and 40 HIV-negative women. Calculated deficits at 2 weeks were 517 kcal per day for HIV-positive women vs 87 kcal per day surplus for HIV-negative women (P = 0.01) and 29 g protein per day for HIV-positive women vs 16 g protein per day for HIV-negative women (P = 0.04). Food insecurity scores were 11.3 for HIV-positive women vs 7.8 for HIV-negative women (P < 0.01). Enhanced dietary education together with macronutrient supplementation may be required to improve health outcomes in HIV-positive women and their infants.

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          Journal
          J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr.
          Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
          Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
          1944-7884
          1525-4135
          Dec 15 2014
          : 67
          : 5
          Affiliations
          [1 ] *Infectious Disease and International Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; and †Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
          Article
          NIHMS626458
          10.1097/QAI.0000000000000352
          4229458
          25230293
          e54ff9e4-e92f-4499-98da-a47981256a0c
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