The objectives of this study are:(1) to understand the importance of nutrition in normal
growth;(2) to review the methods of assessing nutritional status;(3) to review the dietary …

Practical joint medical/dietetic guidelines are required for children with chronic renal
insufficiency (CRI). Nutritional status and growth were compared in 95 children (59 male)> 2 …

Current information on the adaptations to progressive loss of renal function is presented.
The assessment of renal function in infants and children using serum creatinine …

An inadequate nutritional intake is common in infants and young children with chronic and
end-stage renal failure (CRF/ESRF), causing poor weight gain and growth retardation. In a …

Nutrition has been believed to be an important therapeutic instrument in children with
chronic renal failure (i) for improving growth, and (ii) for slowing down the deterioration of …

THE CARE of infants with chronic renal failure (CRF) is an area of special concern for
pediatricians and pediatric nephrologists. Normally, growth rates are highest during the first …

This report describes growth and nutrition data from the feasibility phase of a clinical trial that
was designed to evaluate the effect of diet protein modification in infants with chronic renal …

This book of collected articles discusses how renal disease affects nutritional requirements
and how nutrition affects renal function. In addition to physicians, this publication is intended …

Ten children with chronic renal failure (CRF) were managed for 3 years using a strict low-
protein and low-phosphorus diet supplemented by a mixture of the keto and amino forms of …

Children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have rates of mortality estimated to be 30-
times higher than expected for age compared with those of healthy children. Physical …