title: Nutrition and chronic renal disease in children.
abstract: Nutritional therapy has a major impact in slowing the rate of progression and in alleviating certain complications of chronic renal diseases. This review will summarize the advances in the recent decade concerning the use of vitamin D metabolites in the treatment of renal osteodystrophy, the use of dietary therapy, the action of growth hormone and general recommendations on treating the child with chronic renal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0498, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*; D008297:Male; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D014807:Vitamin D