Could Evening Dietary Protein Intake Play a Role in Nocturnal Polyuria?

Could Evening Dietary Protein Intake Play a Role in Nocturnal Polyuria?

Urea is the most abundant and the largest contributing factor for urine osmolality. Urinary urea excretion is highly interrelated with dietary protein intake. Accordingly, an increase of urinary urea excretion due to high protein diet may lead to urea-induced osmotic diuresis. This study aims to exp...

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Main Authors: Upeksha S. Alwis, Joris Delanghe, Lien Dossche, Johan Vande Walle, John Van Camp, Thomas F. Monaghan, Saskia Roggeman, Karel Everaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
urea excretion
diuresis
nocturnal polyuria
sodium excretion
dietary protein
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/8/2532

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