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CURRENT OPINION IN NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 26-35Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000761
Keywords
diabetic kidney disease; dietary protein intake; glomerular hyperfiltration; meal plans; medical nutrition therapy; plant-focused diet
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- NIH/NIDDK [R01-DK122767, R01DK124138, K24-DK091419, R44-116383]
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Nearly half of all Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) also have type-2 diabetes (T2D). The role of integrated or multimodal interventions, including diet and lifestyle modifications, in addition to pharmacotherapy, has not been well examined in the management of CKD/DM. Low-carbohydrate low-fat diets and low-protein diets are often recommended, and guidelines provide differing recommendations regarding dietary protein intake in CKD/DM. A patient-centered plant-focused low-protein diet (PLAFOND) has been proposed for the nutritional management of CKD/DM.
Purpose of review Nearly half of all Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) also have type-2-diabetes (T2D). Whereas traditional and emerging pharmacotherapies are increasingly frequently used for the management of CKD in diabetes (CKD/DM), the role of integrated or multimodal interventions including the potentially synergistic and additive effect of diet and lifestyle modifications in addition to pharmacotherapy has not been well examined, in sharp contrast to the well-known integrated approaches to heart disease. Recent findings Low-carbohydrate low-fat diets are often recommended in T2D, whereas low-protein diets (LPD) are recommended by guidelines for nondiabetic CKD with increasing emphasis on plant-based protein sources. High-protein diets with greater animal protein lead to glomerular hyperfiltration, especially in patients with T2D, and faster decline in renal function. Guidelines provide differing recommendations regarding the amount (low vs high) and source (plant vs animal) of dietary protein intake (DPI) in CKD/DM. Some such as KDIGO recommend 0.8 g/kg/day based on insufficient evidence for DPI restriction in CKD/DM, whereas KDOQI and ISRNM recommend a DPI of 0.6 to <0.8 g/kg/day. A patient-centered plant-focused LPD for the nutritional management of CKD/DM (PLAFOND), a type of PLADO diet comprising DPI of 0.6 to 50% plant-based sources, high dietary fiber, low glycemic index, and 25-35 Cal/kg/day energy, can be implemented by renal dietitians under Medical Nutrition Therapy. Potential risks vs benefits of high vs low protein intake in CKD/DM is unknown, for which expert recommendations remain opinion based. Randomized controlled studies are needed to examine safety, acceptability and efficacy of PLAFOND.
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