This paper summarizes the biochemistry, metabolism, and dietary needs of vitamins in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney transplant recipients. Evidence indicates that the dietary intake, in vivo synthesis, urinary excretion or metabolism of different vitamins may be substantially altered in kidney failure. There are discrepancies in vitamin status assessment depending on…

A vegetarian very low-protein diet supplemented with ketoanalogues of essential amino acids (sVLPD) delays dialysis initiation in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this cost-effectiveness analysis, we compare an sVLPD with a conventional low-protein diet (LPD) in patients with CKD stage 4–5 using data from Taiwan and Thailand.

Plant-based diets can delay the progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and help manage complications and co-morbid conditions such as hypertension, acidosis, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to understand nephrology patients’ familiarity, perception and use of plant-based diets.

Several studies report weight gain after kidney transplantation, which is commonly related to poor outcomes. However, recommendations for dietary interventions aiming to manage these patients’ weight are still scarce in the literature. Thus, this review seeks to describe the state of literature on the effect of dietary interventions on weight after kidney transplantation.

To characterize patterns of fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake in US adults with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The aim of this study is to quantify the readability, actionability, understandability, and overall quality of dietary education resources designed for patients and published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.