title: Diet and the kidney.
abstract: This is a short synopsis of the importance of nutrition and disease, which is especially centered on the achievements concerning renal diseases. With regard to renal nutrition, the paper analyzes the contributions of Beale, Peters and van Slyke, Addis, and Borst, and discusses the advent of the Giordano-Giovannetti diet and its modifications.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova-Azienda Ospedale Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Francini-Pesenti
authors.forename: Lorenzo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Calò
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mormino
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Savica
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009398:Nephrology / Q000266:history*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins