How high food prices increase the risk of HIV

The people most hit by the recent worldwide increases in food prices – resulting from, among other things, the price of oil, speculation on the financial markets, erratic weather patterns, subsidised production of biofuels, and population growth -- are the rural and urban poor who now have to spend a proportionately higher percentage of their meagre income on food.
Relief Food: People infected with the HIV virus need more food to acquire energy (Net photo).
Relief Food: People infected with the HIV virus need more food to acquire energy (Net photo).
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