Abstract
Objective: Perform a literature review in order to gather scientific evidence about the nutritional profile of HIV / AIDS patients residing in Brazil. Methods: Systematic review, carried out by searching the databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), the Virtual Health Library (VHL), PubMed and Acervo Mais. The descriptors used for the research were selected by consulting the DECS / Mesh (Health Sciences Descriptors), which are “nutritional status”, “HIV” and “AIDS”, in addition to their corresponding terms in English. Results: 16 articles were part of the final sample. The findings revealed that although there has been a change in the nutritional profile of this public in recent years, with the increase in eutrophic individuals, malnutrition remains with a high prevalence, there has also been an increase in overweight in this population. Final considerations: The results of the studies show that, although there is a change in the body pattern of this public, with the increase in eutrophy and overweight, malnutrition remains very present in people with HIV / AIDS.