Weighty Matters Podcast: A State-of-the-Art Update on Body Habitus Changes in People Living With HIV

About this episode

Experts discuss body habitus changes in people living with HIV and the impact on health and ART adherence.

Unwanted body habitus changes among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) can negatively affect physical and mental health and may even affect ART adherence. Listen to learn from experts Grace A. McComsey, MD, FIDSA, and Richard A. Elion, MD, how to identify people who may be candidates for pharmacologic weight interventions, and hear firsthand from patient advocates how unwanted weight gain impacts their daily life.

People in this episode

Guests: Grace A. McComsey, MD, FIDSA, Richard A. Elion, MD

Topics covered

• HIV
• body habitus changes
• antiretroviral therapy
• weight interventions
• patient advocacy

Keywords

• HIV
• body habitus
• antiretroviral therapy
• weight gain
• health impact

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