Assessment and management of obesity and metabolic syndrome in children with CKD stages 2-5 on dialysis and after kidney transplantation-clinical practice recommendations from the Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce.

ABSTRACT: Obesity and metabolic syndrome (O&MS) due to the worldwide obesity epidemic affects children at all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) including dialysis and after kidney transplantation. The presence of O&MS in the pediatric CKD population may augment the already increased cardiovascular risk and contribute to the loss of kidney function. The Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce (PRNT) is an international team of pediatric renal dietitians and pediatric nephrologists who develop clinical practice recommendations (CPRs) for the nutritional management of children with kidney diseases. We present CPRs for the assessment and management of O&MS in children with CKD stages 2-5, on dialysis and after kidney transplantation. We address the risk factors and diagnostic criteria for O&MS and disc

SUBMITTER: Stabouli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674169 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature