ISSN:
1432-198X
Keywords:
Low-protein diets
;
Progression of renal failure
;
Multicentre trials
;
Compliance
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Low-protein diets have been used for roughly a century in order to alleviate uraemic symptoms and to delay progression of chronic renal failure (CRF). Currently a number of different low-protein diets are used, supplying either 0.6 g protein/kg body weight or 0.3–0.4 g supplemented with amino-acids or keto-acids. Single centre trials have attempted to demonstrate the efficacy of these diets in slowing down the progression of CRF. The results from these trials are, however, sometimes inconclusive, showing either a high efficiency of the low-protein diet or no efficiency at all. Conclusive data from multicentre trials, however, are not yet available. A crucial point in analysing the efficacy of low-protein diets is the degree of compliance with the protein restriction. Today, the data available indicate that somtimes only a poor degree of compliance is achieved both in single and in multicentre trials.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01453688
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