About this Research Topic
People with HIV today enjoy greater life expectancy and are more exposed to the obesogenic environment and accumulate age-related cardiometabolic risk factors. Weight gain and treatment-emergent obesity on ART have rapidly emerged as a major clinical concern, as increasingly safe and potent ART agents are developed for the over 25 million people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. These concurrent epidemics have significant health, socio-cultural and economic implications, that require urgent attention in Africa.
This Research Topic will welcome Original Research, Reviews, and Opinion pieces that highlight the twin epidemics of HIV and obesity in Africa.
Potential topics can include but are not limited to the following:
• Pathogenesis of ART emergent obesity among people with HIV
• Cardiometabolic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, musculoskeletal sequelae of weight gain in people with HIV and other consequences.
• Weight stigma, ethical complexity, and socio-cultural aspects of obesity in people with HIV
• Interventions and other culturally sensitive approaches addressing obesity and weight management among people with HIV, including pharmacotherapy, psychosocial support, and lifestyle changes.
Keywords: Obesity, Weight Gain, HIV, Africa, Metabolic Syndrome
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