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Abstract
<p class="first" id="d4652682e85">As chronic kidney disease (CKD) progresses, the
requirements and utilization of different
nutrients change substantially. These changes are accompanied by multiple nutritional
and metabolic abnormalities that are observed in the continuum of kidney disease.
To provide optimal care to patients with CKD, it is essential to have an understanding
of the applicable nutritional principles: methods to assess nutritional status, establish
patient-specific dietary needs, and prevent or treat potential or ongoing nutritional
deficiencies and derangements. This installment of AJKD's Core Curriculum in Nephrology
provides current information on these issues for the practicing clinician and allied
health care workers and features basic, practical information on epidemiology, assessment,
etiology, and prevention and management of nutritional considerations in patients
with kidney disease. Specific emphasis is made on dietary intake and recommendations
for dietary patterns, and macro- and micronutrients. In addition, special conditions
such as acute kidney injury and approaches to obesity treatment are reviewed.
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