Johannesburg: Good food is no substitute for anti-retroviral drugs in combating Aids. That’s the finding of an “exhaustive” study by top South African scientists of all scientific research on the links between improved nutrition and the treatment of HIV/Aids and tuberculosis (TB).
The 300-page report, released today, follows a study by a 15-member panel of the Academy of Science of SA, which started in 2005. The scientists “found no evidence that healthier eating is any substitute for correctly used medical drugs”, said its chief operations officer, Dr. Xola Mati. “One of our most important findings has been that nutrition is important for general health, but is not sufficient to contain either the HIV/Aids or the tuberculosis epidemic”, said panel member Dr. Dan Ncayiyana, editor of the South African Medical Journal.
“We need a well-nourished nation. But a well-fed population on its own is not going to resist HIV/Aids without anti-retroviral drugs.” (...)
Cape Times,
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Kommentar er vel nesten overføldig, men jeg klarer ikke dy meg. Denne rapporten ble laget etter at helseministeren (!) som attpåtil er lege uttalte for noen år siden at et sunt kosthold var den beste medisinen mot HIV/Aids. Sammen med president Thabo Mbeki klarte hun å ødelegge ekstremt mye for Sør-Afrikas 5 millioner HIV/Aids positive ved å begynne dette sludderet med "alternativ Aidsforskning". Er det rart dette landet sliter, med ledere som det der?
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