title: [Nutritional evaluation of a group of patients with terminal uremia treated with an artificial diet].
abstract: The effects of a low protein died supplemented with essential aminoacids (EAA) and keto analogues (KA) on nutritional status have been evaluated in eight chronic uremic patients. After six months of diet, no significant reduction of protidemia (changing from 6.66 +/- 0.5 g/dl to 6.61 +/- 0.8 g/dl) and albuminemia (changing from 4.13 +/- 0.4 g/dl to 3.90 +/- 0.5 g/dl) was observed. Moreover, neither body weight (changing from 70.437 +/- 8.03 kg to 69.500 +/- 8.26 kg) nor total muscular mass (changing from 25.26 +/- 3.83 kg to 25.36 +/- 5.74 kg) showed significant variations. Therefore, in our experience, low protein diet supplement with EAA and KA has not induced any deterioration of nutritional status.
authors.affiliation: U.S.L. n. 47, Biella, Servizio di Nefrologia e Dialisi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caramello
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dionisio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aimino
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Berto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bajardi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000601:Amino Acids, Essential / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*
chemical_list: D000601:Amino Acids, Essential; D004044:Dietary Proteins
vernacular_title: Valutazione nutrizionale di un gruppo di pazienti in uremia terminale trattati con "artificial diet".