3 patients died before the trial ended, but 7 of the 10 experienced a return to normal natural-killer cell activity by the end of the 12 weeks. Chronic diarrhoea and candidiasis also improved. Coenzyme Q10 levels were found to be severely depressed in Aids patients. Selenium in the maintenance and therapy of HIV-infected patients. These symptoms resolved in two months in one patient diagnosed with Aids dementia who was treated with vitamin B12.
Aids patients suffer from reduced zinc bioavailability.
Since zinc deficiency is associated with immune abnormalities and an increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, zinc supplements were administered for 30 days to AZT-treated stage III and stage IV Aids patients. Progression to full-blown Aids was compared with diet in 281 HIV positive individuals between 1984 and 1990. High zinc intakes were associated with an increased risk of progression to Aids. Adapted from the Nutritional Health Bible by Linda Lazarides. If you use this search facility regularly, you may prefer to buy this book.