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TB Nutrition
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Read this page to learn how nutrition is linked to TB
TB Nutrition and workplace :
- Under nutrition is a proven risk factor for progression of latent TB into active TB.
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Especially in the context of India, where both women and men in the country are found to be suffering from high levels of moderate to severe malnutrition.
- In the patients with active TB, absence of nutritional support results in a vicious cycle of worsening disease and undernutrition, which can be detrimental and even fatal.
- Undernutrition has also been associated with malabsorption of key anti-TB drugs.
Evidence suggests that nutritional interventions are associated with:
- Better outcomes in TB patients including reduced mortality
- Improved weight gain and body composition
- Earlier stop of infectivity
- Improved effect of key drugs
- Improved functional status and adherence to therapy
Ensuring proper nitrition to the employee diagnosed with TB will be an adequate measure for supporting him / her in recovering from the disease.
Support through provision of Nutrition Kits to underprivileged TB diagnosed Employees / Patients :
Thus, if the organization if can support the underprivileged TB patients / Employees diagnosed (and family if possible) with TB with Nutrition Kit, the chances of recovery from the disease will be high.
Composition of Nutrition Kits:
Nutrition support could cost around: Rs.1500 (Rs.2500) / patient (Family) / month.
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