Abstract
The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces mortality due to aids-related diseases; however, it is associated with early development of cardiometabolic disorders not related to the infection in people living with HIV/aids (PLWHA). The metabolic and morphological changes in adipose tissue due to ART [i.e. HIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome (HALS)] play a pivotal role in the etiology…