Florence George
Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Miami, USAPublications
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Research
The Effectiveness of a 6-Month Nutrition Intervention on Lowering Fasting Glucose and 8OHdG Levels in Prediabetic People Living with HIV (PLWH) in the MASH Cohort
Author(s): Alicia Sneij*, Adriana Campa, Marianna Baum, Fatma Huffman, Florence George, Mary Jo, Sabrina Sales-Martinez, Leslie Seminario and Jacqueline Hernandez-Boyer
The rate of prediabetes in people living with HIV (PLWH) is 2-3 times higher than in the general population. Nutrition interventions have been effective in lowering diabetes risk in people with prediabetes in the general population, but this has not yet been shown in PLWH. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a 6-month randomized, controlled nutrition intervention for prediabetic PLWH. Participants (N=38) were randomized into the intervention group (n=20) or the control group (n=18). Inclusion criteria were being HIV+, prediabetic defined by the American Diabetic Association standards, 18 years of age and older, controlled HIV viral load, and not using glucose altering medications. Participants randomized into the intervention group met once a month for 1 hour to receive individualized medical nutrition therapy, nutrition counseling and nutrition education; p.. Read More»