Nutrition News

Patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease saw improvements in blood pressure, self-reported sodium intake and diet quality after using a smartphone nutrition app and attending telehealth counseling.

A recent study identified 20 metabolites that correlated with self-reported coffee consumption, three of which were also associated with incident chronic kidney disease.

Renal replacement therapy was insufficient for protein delivery in critically ill children with congenital heart disease, according to a single-center retrospective cohort study in Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Data from a single-center, cross-sectional study showed medications commonly prescribed to patients with chronic kidney disease were low in inorganic phosphorus, with most phosphorus coming from excipients.

A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials suggested magnesium supplementation alone might benefit patients on hemodialysis with chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder.

Mexican American and non-Hispanic Black adults were diagnosed with diabetes at a significantly younger age, 4 to 7 years earlier on average, than non-Hispanic white adults, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In a cohort of patients receiving in-center hemodialysis, researchers observed a high prevalence zinc intake below recommended values, which they found led to an increased risk for mortality in 12 months of follow-up.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a variety of changes in the nutritional care provided to patients receiving hemodialysis across the United States, according to results of a survey administered to 191 dialysis dieticians.

After searching the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for all mobile applications focused on dietary management in patients with chronic kidney disease, researchers determined the “few” that exist have important limitations.

For patients on hemodialysis, daily receipt of an oral fat-based energy-dense supplement had no clinically significant impact on nutritional status, results of a randomized controlled trial showed.