Traditional dietary recommendations for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) focus
on the quantity of nutrients consumed. Without appropriate dietary counselling, these …

Vitamin D deficiency (< 20 ng/mL) and insufficiency (20–29 ng/mL) are common among
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or undergoing dialysis. In addition to nutritional …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for nutrition in kidney diseases since …

Introduction: National chronic dialysis data are important for the treatment planning.
Objective: To report data of the annual survey of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology about …

Aluminum (Al) is a ubiquitous substance encountered both naturally (as the third most
abundant element) and intentionally (used in water, foods, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines); …

Introdução: Dados nacionais sobre diálise crônica têm tido impacto no planejamento do
tratamento. Objetivo: Apresentar dados do inquérito da Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia …

Introduction: Having national data on chronic dialysis is essential in treatment planning.
Objective: To present data of the survey from the Brazilian Society of Nephrology on patients …

Background—Heart failure caused by wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt) is an
underappreciated cause of morbidity and mortality in the aging population. The aims of this …

In the coming years, estimates of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) may replace the
measurement of serum creatinine as the primary tool for the assessment of kidney function …

Background—Patients with kidney disease have disordered bone and mineral metabolism,
including elevated serum concentrations of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23). These …