Very low-protein diets in advanced kidney disease: safe, effective, but not practical

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T Alp Ikizler. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022.

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. 2022 May 1;115(5):1266-1267.

doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac036.

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

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No additional benefit of prescribing a very low-protein diet in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease under regular nephrology care: a pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial.
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