14.11 Nutritional rehabilitation is important for people with TB

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• TB causes weight-loss and macro- and micro-nutritional deficiencies.
• The bi-directional association between undernutrition and TB leads to a high prevalence of undernutrition among people with TB.
• Proper TB treatment helps restore normal weight and nutrition. However, the time to full nutritional recovery can be long and many TB patients are still undernourished after TB treatment is completed.
• Proper nutritional care improves nutritional recovery for people who are undernourished, and therefore helps reduce future health risks.