Malnutrition Patterns in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Malnutrition is frequent in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apart from undernutrition and protein energy wasting (PEW), overnutrition prevalence is rising, resulting in fat mass accumulation. Sedentary behavior and unbalanced diet are the most important causal factors. Both underweight a...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Karava, John Dotis, Antonia Kondou, Nikoleta Printza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/3/713