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Easy-to-read and illustrated information on diet and exercise for people living with HIV.

There are usually two reasons why people put on too much weight – eating too much food and not doing enough physical activity.

Some people also put on some extra weight after starting HIV treatment.

A balanced diet and regular exercise will help you reach and maintain a healthy weight.

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Roger Pebody

Roger Pebody

Commissioning Editor

Roger joined aidsmap in 2008 and was Managing Editor from 2018 to 2024. As a freelancer, he now edits aidsmap’s news and conference coverage, as well as working on updates to About HIV pages. He is also a contributing science editor for TheBodyPro, a freelance journalist for The Lancet HIV, and a medical writer helping researchers prepare articles for peer-reviewed journals. He began working on HIV at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s.

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