Food insecurity and kidney disease: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The risk of developing and worsening chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with unhealthy dietary patterns. Food insecurity is defined by a limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food; it is also associated with several chronic medical conditions. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the current knowledge about the relationship between food insecurity and renal disease.

Methods

We selected the pertinent publications by searching on the PubMed, Scopus, and the Web of Science databases, without any temporal limitations being imposed. The searching and selecting processes were carried out through pinpointed inclusion and exclusion criteria and in accordance with the Prisma statement.

Results

Out of the 26,548 i

SUBMITTER: Ferrara F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853316 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature