Kidney disease and nutrition in adults and children

Namrata G. Jain, Hilda E. Fernandez, Thomas L. Nickolas

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Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 20 million individuals in the United States and 752 million individuals worldwide. 1 Progressive kidney disease that leads to the need for dialysis (end-stage renal disease or ESRD) or transplantation affects over 700, 000 individuals in the United States. CKD is defined as abnormalities of kidney structure or function present for >3 months, with stratification based on estimated glomerular filtration rate category and the magnitude of albuminuria. 2 The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes group has updated the classification of CKD and changed the term “stage” to “grade, " as not all kidney disease is progressive, and noted that the presence or absence of albuminuria can greatly influence prognosis. 3 In this chapter, we describe in brief the primary nutritional and metabolic derangement in children and adults with CKD.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPresent Knowledge in Nutrition
Subtitle of host publicationClinical and Applied Topics in Nutrition
PublisherElsevier
Pages435-449
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9780128184608
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

  • Growth hormone
  • Mineral and bone disease
  • Nutritional supplementation
  • Pediatric and adult chronic kidney disease
  • Protein energy wasting
  • Renal transplant

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