Strategies that may help maximize food intake in patients with HIV/AIDS include
a. eating several small meals and snacks daily.
b. drinking 1 to 2 glasses of water with each meal.
c. not eating unless really hungry to avoid nausea.
d. taking a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement.
A
Patients with HIV/AIDS can help maximize their food intake if they eat several small meals and snacks daily. Drinking water with meals will tend to fill the stomach so that the patient will ac-tually consume less food and nutrients. Not eating unless really hungry will also decrease food intake, especially if the patient's appetite is poor. Taking a daily multivitamin and mineral sup-plement will not help increase food intake and will not increase energy and protein intake.
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