Nutrition in Kidney Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Byham-Gray, Laura D. (Editor), Burrowes, Jerrilynn D. (Editor), Chertow, Glenn M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Series: Nutrition and Health
• Subjects: Medicine.; Food > Biotechnology.; Nutrition.; Complementary medicine.; Nephrology.; Clinical nutrition.; Medicine & Public Health.; Clinical Nutrition.; Complementary & Alternative Medicine.; Food Science.

Nutrition in Kidney Disease, Second Edition addresses  the relationships between nutrition and (1) normal kidney function and disease, (2) the progressiveness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and strategies to prevent further compromise, and (3) the treatment and management of kidney failure especial...

Table of Contents:

• Kidney Function in Health and Disease.- Global Perspective of Kidney Disease.- Dietary Assessment in Kidney Disease
• Anthropometric Assessment in Kidney Disease
• Biochemical Nutritional Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Nutrition Physical Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
• Hypertension.- Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 1-5).- Dyslipidemias.- Implications and Management of Obesity in Kidney Disease.- Dialysis.- Transplantation.- Protein-Energy Wasting.- Acute Kidney Injury.- Bone and Mineral Disorders.- Physical Activity and Exercise.- Pregnancy.- Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence.- The Aging Adult.- Nephrotic Syndrome.- Nephrolithiasis.- Public Policy and Renal Nutrition Practice:  Past, Present and Future.- Dietary Supplements.- Vitamin and Trace Element Needs in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Issues Affecting Dietary Adherence.- Counseling Approaches.- Outcomes Research.- Suggested Resources for the Practitioner.