title: Effects of customary dinner on dietetical profile of patients undergoing hemodialysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the effects of the habit of having evening dinner on the dietary macro- and micronutrient profile of chronic kidney failure patients on hemodialysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study carried out at a dialysis clinic at the city of Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais. The study comprised 90 patients undergoing hemodialysis. Personal, clinical, and dietary (three-day food record) data were collected. The habit of having dinner was considered as having a complete evening meal, and the lack of that habit was considered as not having it or replacing it by a fast meal. The amounts of nutrient intake were estimated in the specific software Dietwin®.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The carbohydrate, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, calcium, and selenium intake values showed no difference between the group having a complete evening meal and that not having it (p > 0.05). Both groups did not differ in the following: body mass index, and energy, protein, lipid, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, folic acid, cobalamin, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium intake values (p < 0.05). Regarding nutrient adequacy, the complete evening meal group performed better than the other group, except for carbohydrates, lipids, pantothenic acid, ascorbic acid, potassium, calcium, and zinc (p < 0.05). None of the patients showed the adequate pyridoxine, folic acid, and selenium intake values. Few patients in both groups showed adequate energy, pantothenic acid, and zinc intake values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The habit of having a complete evening meal influenced positively the micro and macronutrient intakes in chronic kidney failure patients on hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nefrológico de Minas Gerais - CENEMGE, Brazil. marciaribeiro1@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Marcia Machado Cunha
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Melissa Luciana de
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Michele Pereira
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Netto
authors.forename: Lucas Maciel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis