The HIV Nutrition News Update is a free weekly review of news related to nutrition and HIV/AIDS. To subscribe, send an email. In the subject area of the message type "subscribe".

For a wealth of information on calcium supplements visit the MEDLINEplus web site.

New dietary guidelines for diabetes, Evidence-Based Nutrition Principles and Recommendations for the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes and Related Complications, note that a fiber-rich, low-fat diet with lots of fruits and vegetables and even an occasional glass of wine may be as effective as drug therapy to treat type 2 diabetes. Read it in Diabetes Care (2002;25:202-212). 

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CLINICIAN TOOLS

The HIV/AIDS Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association offers a variety of resources related to nutrition and HIV. Visit their web site.

The Nutrition and Metabolic Newsletter helps clinicians to keep up-to-date on the latest on nutritional and metabolic testing.

Managing Diabetes with Oral Antidiabetic Agents is a free continuing education (CE) program designed to enhance the healthcare professional's knowledge and understanding of treatment options considered when using oral anti-diabetic medications for type 2 diabetes. The program offers one CE credit hour and expires on September 28, 2003.

The AIDS Research Information Center's HIV Glossary on CD-ROM is published by Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc. and the Cambridge Centre for Clinical Informatics, Inc. The CD-ROM is available for $49.95. ARIC is also offering the HIV Glossary CD as an incentive to make a tax-deductible donation.