CD4 and AIDS: In a study from West Africa average BMI and CD4 cell count was 20.7 and 20.5, 217 and 191/mm3 respectively, an increase in CD4 cell count was around 1.7 times higher (+ 114 vs. + 68 CD4 cells/mm3 respectively in support and control groups [32] which shows nutritional status may have an effect on treatment outcomes of HIV/AIDS.