Nutrition and Kidney Disease: A New Era

H. Suzuki, P. L. Kimmel, Claudio Ronco

• Publisher: S. Karger
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN:
  9783805582032
• eBook ISBN:
  9783318014198
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

It is well-known that the daily diet plays an important role in the preservation and integrity of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, there currently exists some confusion as to the right diet because of the MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) study, which has shown that a low-protein diet does not have a major effect on the course of renal dysfunction. To resolve this dilemma, researchers are developing a framework for an appropriate dietary program which will significantly alter the understanding of the role of diet and, eventually, have important implications for the practice of nephrology. This publication provides an update on both laboratory and clinical research, including nutritional status and its assessment in patients with kidney disease, nutritional therapy in hemodialysis, in patients with diabetic nephropathy and after kidney transplantation, as well as considering the roles of sodium, protein intake and phosphate restriction in kidney disease. Part of a long-standing and continuing effort to improve patient outcome, this book provides both a fundamental understanding of diet as well as a practical and up-to-date summary of current knowledge and technology. It will therefore be a helpful tool for the clinician working in the field of chronic kidney disease.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Nutritional Status,Psychological Issues and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients
• Body Protein Index Based on Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Is a Useful New Marker Assessing Nutritional Status: Applications to Patients with Chronic Renal Failure on Maintenance Dialysis
• Nutritional Assessment by a New Method for Patients with Renal Disease
• Protein Intake of More than 0.5 g/kg BW/Day Is not Effective in Suppressing the Progression of Chronic Renal Failure
• Diet Therapy in Diabetic Nephropathy
• Nutritional Therapy for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
• Diet Therapy in Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis
• Diet Therapy after Kidney Transplantation
• Sodium and Kidney Disease
• Dietary Protein Intake and Kidney Disease in Western Diet
• Phosphate Restriction in Diet Therapy
• Salt and Excess Food Intake Produced Diabetic Nephropathy in Japan
• Author Index
• Subject Index