Cost-Utility Analysis Of Very Low-Protein Diet, Low-Protein Diet And Full-Protein Diet In Ckd Patients In China

Cost-benefit analysis of supplemented very low-protein diet versus dialysis in elderly CKD5 patients.

BACKGROUND Dialysis increases patient life expectancy but is associated with clinically severe and costly complications. Health and economic benefits could derive from postponing dialysis with a supplemented very low-protein diet (sVLPD). METHODS An economic evaluation was conducted to compare benefits and costs of sVLPD versus dialysis in elderly CKD5 patients. Data from 57 patients aged >or...

The effects of a Mediterranean diet, low-carbohydrate diet, and very-low-carbohydrate diet on c-reactive protein levels

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[qualitative Consideration of Dietary Protein in Low Protein Diet].

Compliance, illiteracy and low-protein diet: multiple challenges in CKD and a case of self-empowerment

BACKGROUND Low-protein diets (LPD) are an important means of delaying the need for dialysis and attaining a stable metabolic balance in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Many authors consider a low educational level and illiteracy to be adverse features for a good dietary compliance. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 77-year old woman, illiterate, affected by advanced CKD (stage 4 accordi...

Effect of an adequate-protein diet after a low-protein diet on protein catabolism in growing rats.

I . Metabolic alterations related to protein catabolism were studied in rats in transitional states induced by changing from a low-protein (LP) (so g caseinlkg) diet to a high-protein (HP) (250 g casein/kg) diet. 2. Twenty-four hours after the diet was changed, the rats showed a more rapid increase in live-weight gain than controls that had been fed on the HP diet throughout. On the 5th day aft...