Use of Medical Nutrition Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease
Medical Nutrition Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease Improves Biomarkers and Slows Time to Dialysis A recent study published by the National Kidney Foundation found that medical nutrition therapy from a Registered Dietitian slowed the development of chronic kidney disease. It was additionally found that nutrition related biomarkers also improved as a result of the intervention. The study included 265 participants, divided into therapy and non-therapy groups. Dialysis time and changes in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), blood urea nitrogen, albumin, phosphorous, calcium, and intact parathyroid hormone levels were measured. It was found that the group which received medical nutrition therapy has less of a decline in GFR and was less likely to start dialysis than the group receiving no therapy at all. The therapy group was also more likely to have albumin, phosphorous, calcium, and intact parathyroid hormone levels within normal limits. This study's results suggest that medic