Nutritional Management in Renal Transplant Recipients: A transplant team opportunity to improve graft survival

The nutritional management of renal transplant recipients (RTR) represents a complex problem either because the recovery of renal function is not complete and for the appearance of “unavoidable” metabolic side effects of immunosuppressive drugs. Nevertheless, it remains a neglected problem, whereas an appropriate dietary intervention could favorably affect graft survival.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - January 11, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: M. Sabbatini, L. Ferreri, A. Pisani, I. Capuano, M. Morgillo, A. Memoli, E. Riccio, B. Guida Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research