The intervention was a lipid-based nutritional supplement either without ( LNS ) or with additional vitamins and minerals ( LNS-VM ) , beginning prior to ART initiation ; supplement amounts were 30 g/day ( 150 kcal ) from recruitment until 2 weeks after starting ART and 250 g/day ( 1,400 kcal ) from weeks 2 to 6 after starting ART .