Diet therapy in kidney disease of dogs

Diet-Therapy in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease: A New Approach

 nflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), has become one of the most common chronic conditions all over the world. The prevalence of IBD is growing rapidlyin developing countries along with nutrition transition. IBD affects children as well as adults, with 15-20% of patients being diagnosed during childhood. The onset of disea...

Significance of diet in chronic kidney disease

It is obvious that malnutrition is extremely dominant in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Malnutrition in pre-dialysis, dialysis, and post-dialysis stages is related to multiple factors. However, research work shows that if we try to improve the poor nutrition status of ESRD patients, good clinical outcomes may result. But the long-term effect of nutrition in the presence of other comor...

Diet therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in view of traditional Persian medicine: A review

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Epidemiological studies support the important role of diet in prevention and improvement of AD. In Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM), there is multiple dietary guidelines to prevent and alleviate dementia and memory impairment. Pharmacological studies have been shown that most of the TPM-recomm...

Staged Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs and Cats

Association of periodontitis and chronic kidney disease in dogs

Materials and Methods Periodontal disease (PD) is the most common oral disease in dogs that affects both health and quality of their life [1]. PD is defined as a plaque-inducing disease of any part of the periodontium, which includes the gingiva, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone [1]. It is considered as a factor that predisposes patients to bacteraemia [2]. In dogs suffering from periodon...