Background:

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves the quality of life and survival of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); however, its prolonged use generates long-term metabolic and hematological effects. Additionally, dietary aspects and the infection itself are involved.

Objective:

To analyze the nutritional status and intake of macro and micronutrients in people with HIV under this treatment.

Materials and Methods:

Descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study. Fifty-nine adults with HIV under ART with CD4 T lymphocytes ≥200/mm3 and without any other underlying pathology, who attended the infectious diseases service at Hospital Rawson in Córdoba, Argentina, dur ing the period 2019-2020, participated. Demographic, biochemical (<12 months), ART initiation and current regimen, anthropometric nutritional status, and dietary intake data were recorded.

Results:

57.6% were overweight; 25.4% had hypertriglyceridemia; 41.5% had low HDL cholesterol; and 27.6% had hyperglycemia. Excessive intake of calories (49.2%), lipids (54.3%), and sodium (57.6%), and deficient intake of potassium (44.1%), calcium (77.9%), zinc (20.3%), vitamins A (42.4%), and C (35.6%) were recorded in most individuals.

Conclusion:

The high prevalence of overweight/obesity along with lipid and glycemic alterations requires a comprehensive approach in which adequate nutrition complements ART.

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