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- Researchers report a link between diet and gut repair.
- This finding can matter for people living with HIV.
- HIV medicine can control the virus in many.
- But gut damage can continue after that treatment.
- Scientists tested the idea in laboratory animals.
- They gave a vegetable supplement to some animals.
- After one month some animals showed signs of improvement.
- The results suggest the gut lining can heal more.
- Researchers say more research is needed before treatment.
Difficult words
- researcher — a person who studies scienceResearchers
- link — a connection between two things
- diet — the food a person eats
- gut — the organs that digest food
- supplement — something added to food or medicine
- heal — to make a body part get better
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Discussion questions
- Do you eat vegetables every day?
- Have you taken medicine for a long time?
- Would you feed a supplement to animals?
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