The newest recommendations from the Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce

Both malnutrition and obesity are important problems in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The latest recommendations from the Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce wererecently published to help guide nutritional recommendations for children with CKD stages 2–5 and those on dialysis. They emphasize the importance of breastfeeding or feeding with breastmilk for infants with CKD. The suggested protein intake should be at the upper end of the standard daily intake in CKD stages 2-5, and even higher in dialysis patients to compensate for dialysate protein loss. In overweight or obese children, energy intake should be adjusted to achieve a healthy weight, without compromising nutrition.

Read the full recommendations at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00467-019-04426-0