Body composition in predialysis patients on a low protein diet supplemented with ketoanalogues of essential aminoacids versus a free diet

More than a half of patients starting dialysis are found to have a poor predialysis nutritional status. A low-protein diet (LPD) delays CKD progression but occasionally lead to some changes in body composition and malnutrition. We performed a prospective, open-label, parallel, randomized and control...

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Main Authors: Shutov Evgeny, Fedorov Dmitryi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212005827