Very Low-Protein Diet (VLPD) Reduces Metabolic Acidosis in Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease: The “Nutritional Light Signal” of the Renal Acid Load

Very Low-Protein Diet (VLPD) Reduces Metabolic Acidosis in Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease: The “Nutritional Light Signal” of the Renal Acid Load

Background: Metabolic acidosis is a common complication of chronic kidney disease; current guidelines recommend treatment with alkali if bicarbonate levels are lower than 22 mMol/L. In fact, recent studies have shown that an early administration of alkali reduces progression of CKD. The aim of the s...

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Main Authors: Biagio Raffaele Di Iorio, Lucia Di Micco, Stefania Marzocco, Emanuele De Simone, Antonietta De Blasio, Maria Luisa Sirico, Luca Nardone, on behalf of UBI Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Very Low-Protein Diet (VLPD)
metabolic acidosis
nutritional light signal
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/1/69

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