Open AccessDietary Acid Intake and Kidney Disease Progression in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Eiichiro Kanda,
Masumi Ai,
Renjiro Kuriyama,
Masayuki Yoshida,
Tatsuo Shiigai
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000358262
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , hazard ratio , renal function , confidence interval , quartile , endocrinology , gastroenterology , proportional hazards model
Non-volatile acid is produced by metabolism of organic sulfur in dietary protein, and promotes kidney damage. We investigated the role of dietary acid load, in terms of net endogenous acid production (NEAP), in chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression.
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