Because nutrition care is an important element in the management of kidney disease, 2 international groups collaborated to assess the worldwide availability of nutrition services and oral nutrition...
To clarify the effect of optimal omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids intake, the researchers identified nearly 3000 persons with CKD who participated in the NHANES surveys from 1999 through 2014 and...
In a recent study, researchers investigated the effects of weight fluctuations in patients with chronic kidney disease on risk of cardiovascular-related outcomes and mortality.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new generic option for the control of serum phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease who are undergoing dialysis.
In order to examine the effects of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation in patients with CKD, the researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled...
To address a lack of lifestyle recommendations for CKD prevention, researchers conducted an evaluation of data from 104 studies of 2,755,719 adults without CKD at baseline which reported on lifestyle...
In a recent study, researchers investigated whether a composite score of calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone could help to identify patients with chronic kidney disease–mineral and bone disorder...
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes organization has published its first clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
Kidney transplantation requires specific weight thresholds, but current literature has not examined specific approaches to weight loss in this population. In a new study, researchers examined bariatric...
