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Optimal feeding for the malnourished CAPD patient
1Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University College London Hospitals, UK.
EDTNA/ERCA Journal (English Ed.)
|July 15, 1998
Abstract:
Protein-calorie malnutrition is present in a significant percentage of dialysis patients (1). In CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) patients, constant glucose absorption from dialysate may displace other calorie sources, such as protein, and may suppress the appetite thus contributing to malnutrition.