Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nutritional requirements of healthy adults -- Nutrition screening and assessment in kidney disease -- Epidemiology of protein-energy wasting in chronic kidney disease -- Effects of chronic kidney disease on metabolism and hormonal function -- Calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D in kidney disease -- Management of lipid abnormalities in the patient with kidney disease -- Role of nutrition in cardiovascular and kidney diseases -- Requirements for protein, calories, and fat in the predialysis patient -- Nutritional considerations in patients with diabetes and kidney disease -- Nephrotic syndrome: nutritional consequences and dietary management -- Nutritional intervention in progressive chronic kidney disease -- Nutritional requirements in hemodialysis patients -- Nutritional considerations for patients on peritoneal dialysis -- Nutritional management of kidney transplant patients -- Enteral and parenteral nutrition in kidney disease: practical applications -- Trace elements and vitamins -- Dietary salt intake for patients with hypertension or kidney disease -- Nutritional aspects of kidney stones -- Practical aspects of dealing with the gut microbiome in patients with kidney disease -- Obesity in kidney disease -- Exercise and physical function in kidney disease -- The renal dietitian in the clinic-medical nutrition therapy -- Nutritional support in acute kidney injury -- Nutrition in pediatric kidney disease -- Sample menus for chronic kidney disease patients.