Nutrition in Kidney Disease (Nutrition and Health series)
This
comprehensive book
focuses on preventive and therapeutic nutrition
approaches to kidney
disease through-out the lifespan, perfectly
arranged into five sections covering fundamentals, chronic kidney
disease (
CKD) stages 1-4,
CKD stage 5, nutritional needs, and nutrition
extras including supplements, nutrition behavior, outcomes research, and
resources. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a concise
introduction, well
organized, clearly presented subject matter, and
summary. The book also includes 11 practical case studies. This is an
excellent addition to The
Nutrition and Health series because it targets
chronic kidney disease, a major public health concern. It is truly a
synthesis of state-of-the-art
science, providing information on
epidemiology, pathophysiology, metabolism, and diet therapy for kidney
disease. This is an outstanding resource for healthcare professionals in
academia and/or clinical practice, nutrition and allied health and
medical students,
nephrologists and educators. The editors are
internationally recognized leaders who have designed this book to
address key concepts of kidney disease and related interactions with
kidney function, diet, obesity,
heart disease, immune disease, renal
replacement therapy, transplantation, aging,
supplementation, and
diabetes. They have selected specialized dieticians, professors, and
physicians to author
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