Possible Benefits of a Low Protein Diet in Older Patients With CKD at Risk of Malnutrition: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Possible Benefits of a Low Protein Diet in Older Patients With CKD at Risk of Malnutrition: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

BackgroundCurrent guidelines do not clarify whether older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) may benefit of low protein (LP) diet if they are at risk of malnutrition. We compared the effects of normocalorie/normoprotein (NP) and normocalorie/LP diet on nutritional status and metabol...

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Main Authors: Lara Caldiroli, Simone Vettoretti, Silvia Armelloni, Deborah Mattinzoli, Masami Ikehata, Paolo Molinari, Carlo Alfieri, Piergiorgio Messa, Giuseppe Castellano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
malnutrition
chronic kidney disease
low protein diet
FGF23
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.782499/full

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