Dear All,
For those who may be considering that weight loss is a somewhat aesthetic
consideration, it is known that weight loss is associated with increased
mortality in disease processes such as cancer, TB etc. (Sadly I can't
remember the reference)
Mick
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Sent: 13 October 2000 05:00
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: AIDS, Muscle wasting & Exercise.
On 10/12/00 5:27:21 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< I have a patient who is seeking advice on appropriate exercise. Her
problem
is that she has recently developed Aids and the drugs she is being treated
with have caused severe muscle wasting. Her goals are to increase her
"padding" primarily and also her strength.
I have absolutely no exerience of this problem and would appreciate some
guidance if possible. Any ideas anyone? >>
***There are a few groups who use anabolic-androgenic steroids with AIDS
patients - this is one of the legitimate uses of these drugs. The relevant
groups should not be too difficult to find on the web, by using a metasearch
engine such as:
http://www.metacrawler.com
Dr Mel C Siff
Denver, USA
http://www.egroups.com/group/supertraining
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