RE: [pronut-hiv] Nutrition no HIV/Aids cure (4)

["George M. Carter" <fiar@verizon.net>]

----Labadarios Demetre, Prof wrote:
[>Hi with thanks and in FULL agreement, hence the paragraph in the text:
>>{ Sound nutrition can, however, alter the course of disease in the long
>run * but only in as much as "buying us time" and allowing the medicinal
>therapy to cure the disease, Labadarios says. That is if the disease is
>curable, of course.}

>Regards and best wishes, Thanks]

What bothered me was this outrageous nonsense at the end--which I 
hope you do NOT agree with. To wit:

"However, this practice is not supported by clinical research. And, in 
certain circumstances, high dosages of vitamins and minerals could be 
harmful. In view of these facts, NICUS recommends the following: 
Micronutrient supplementation is only useful in combination with an 
adequate and well-balanced diet and can never replace the need for adequate food intake. There is no documented evidence that any specific food of any description, on its own, can alter the course of the disease or for that matter be effective in the treatment of malnutrition. 

Multivitamin 
supplements should not exceed two to three times the recommended daily 
allowance (RDA) until such time that more data and experience becomes 
available."

This contains outright lies in it that are just as evil and stupid as Rath.

Most all vitamins and minerals at MUCH higher doses than 2-3 x RDA are 
perfectly safe. Multivitamin/minerals have been proven to SLOW HIV disease 
progression and reduce morbidity and mortality among those with AIDS.

To make these viciously stupid claims would be as stupid as to say that one need not eat, just take ARV. Or one need not eat, just take a multi. Duh. 
We ALL have to eat.

The FACT is that HIV disease, for very clear reasons, results in severe 
micronutrient deficiencies, which have been very well documented.

What we SHOULD be recommending is that we exert pressure to:

1) Assure access to sufficient food and clean water;
2) Reduce US tarriffs and overthrow wicked trade agreements that block 
access to the wealthier markets;
3) Assure adequate stores of food to offset famines;
4) And assure access to ARV  as well as a multivitamin/mineral to people 
with HIV.

In addition, interventions like whey protein can be very inexpensive and 
extremely helpful.

By contrast, it appears to me that some ARV are being given at higher than 
necessary doses, which results in increased toxicity with very little or no additional benefit (except to the pocketbooks of pharma slugs). For 
example, 300 mg of AZT or 40 mg of d4T per day are probably adequate 
according to some data. Yet there is no concern for blithely stuffing as 
much drug as possible--at least into those who can afford it or where the 
state will pay the killingly absurd prices.

I look forward to people's thoughts on the matter.
George M. Carter