title: Nutritional causes of renal impairment in old age.
abstract: The occurrence of renal insufficiency tends to increase in late adulthood. This common complication of old age is associated with increased physical dependency, morbidity, and mortality, and a lowered quality of life. In this review, the authors will develop the thesis that dietary practices during early and middle adulthood importantly influence the risk of renal insufficiency in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53295.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rudman
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cohan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins