Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney-6판

Thoroughly revised and updated for its Fifth Edition, this handbook
is a practical, easily accessible guide to nutritional management of
patients with kidney disorders. Leading international experts present
state-of-the-art information on these patients' nutritional
requirements and offer dietary recommendations, with menus and lists
of supplements to enhance patient compliance. Numerous tables and
figures enable readers to find essential information quickly.

Six of this edition's chapters have new contributing authors.
Coverage includes new information on nutritional management of lipid


Nutritional requirements of healthy adults 1
2 Effects of renal insufficiency on endocrine function and nutrient metabolism 29
3 Calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D 47
4 Management of lipd abnormalities in the patient with renal disease 71
5 Nutritional support in acute renal failure 95
6 Requirements for protein, calories, and fat in the predialysis patient 115
7 Nutritional requirements of diabetics with nephropathy 138
8 Nephrotic syndrome : nutritional consequences and dietary management 160
9 Nutritional strategies in progressive renal insufficiency 176
10 Trace elements and vitamins in renal disease 196
11 Nutritional requirements in hemodialysis 218
12 Nutrition and peritoneal dialysis 228
13 Nutritional requirements of renal transplant patients 245
14 Nutrition intervention for chronic renal diseases 267

disorders and abnormalities in calcium, phosphorus, and bone
metabolism. Chapters on nutritional requirements in hemodialysis and
peritoneal dialysis have been completely updated