Dietary calcium intake does not meet the nutritional requirements of children with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis.

Louise McAlisterSelmy SilvaVanessa ShawRukshana Shroff

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2020)

Seventy-six percent of children with CKD4-5D had a dietary Ca intake < 100% RNI. Restriction of dairy foods as part of a P-controlled diet limits Ca intake. Additional Ca from medications is required to meet the KDOQI guideline of 100-200% normal recommended Ca intake. Graphical abstract.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
weight gain
young adults
protein kinase
physical activity
weight loss