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Is low-protein diet a possible risk factor of malnutrition in chronic kidney disease patients?

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Noce, A, Vidiri, M F, Marrone, G, Moriconi, E, Bocedi, A, Capria, A, Rovella, V, Ricci, G +2 more·2016·Cell Death Discovery

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming increasingly widespread in the world. Slowing its progression means to prevent uremic complications and improve quality of life of patients. Currently, a low-protein diet (LPD) is one of the tools most used in renal conservative therapy but a possible risk connected to LPD is protein-energy wasting. The aim of this study is evaluate the possible correlation between LPD and malnutrition onset. We enrolled 41 CKD patients, stages IIIb/IV according to K-DIGO guidelines, who followed for 6 weeks a diet with controlled protein intake (recommended dietary allowance 0.7 g per kilogram Ideal Body Weight per day of protein). Our patients showed a significant decrease of serum albumin values after 6 weeks of LDP (T2) compared with baseline values (T0) (P=0.039), whereas C-reactive protein increased significantly (T0 versus T2; P=0.131). From body composition analysis, a significant impairment of fat-free mass percentage at the end of the study was demonstrated (T0 versus T2; P=0.0489), probably related to total body water increase. The muscular mass, body cell mass and body cell mass index are significantly decreased after 6 weeks of LDP (T2). The phase angle is significantly reduced at the end of the study compared with basal values (T0 versus T2; P=0.0001, and T1 versus T2; P=0.0015). This study indicated that LPD slows down the progression of kidney disease but worsens patients' nutritional state.

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Noce, A., Vidiri, M. F., Marrone, G., Moriconi, E., Bocedi, A., Capria, A., Rovella, V, Ricci, G., De Lorenzo, A., & Di Daniele, N.
Affiliations
University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
Venue
Cell Death Discovery
Published
2016-05-09
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
16026-16026
ISSN
2058-7716 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2346867002
Cited by
72
References
46
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FWCI
8.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cell Death Discovery (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Keywords
low-protein diet, chronic kidney disease, malnutrition, protein-energy wasting, serum albumin, C-reactive protein, body composition, fat-free mass, phase angle, body cell mass, kidney disease progression

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