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2015

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Macronutrients

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Caffeine Intake And Its Association With Disease Progression, Sleep Quality And Anxiety Symptoms And Nutritional Alterations In People Living With Hiv In The Miami Adult Studies On Hiv Cohort, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy Oct 2015

Caffeine Intake And Its Association With Disease Progression, Sleep Quality And Anxiety Symptoms And Nutritional Alterations In People Living With Hiv In The Miami Adult Studies On Hiv Cohort, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Miami-Dade County has approximately 27,000 people living with HIV (PLWH), and the highest HIV incidence in the nation. PLWH have reported several types of sleep disturbances. Caffeine is an anorexic and lipolytic stimulant that may adversely affect sleep patterns, dietary intakes and body composition. High caffeine consumption (>250 mg. per day or the equivalent of >4 cups of brewed coffee) may also affect general functionality, adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and HIV care. This study assess the relationship of high caffeine intake with markers of disease progression, sleep quality, insomnia, anxiety, nutritional intakes and body composition.

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