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.
• 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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