The Effect of Diet Education that Includes Phosphate Bioavailability on Hyperphosphatemia in Hemodialysis Patients

Download or read book The Effect of Diet Education that Includes Phosphate Bioavailability on Hyperphosphatemia in Hemodialysis Patients written by Christina Butler and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to determine if diet education focused on the avoidance of more readily absorbable sources of phosphorus, specifically processed foods containing phosphate additives, while allowing more nutrient dense foods containing less bioavailable sources of dietary phosphorus, would improve patient awareness of dietary phosphorus sources and compliance with dietary phosphorus restriction, thereby normalizing serum phosphorus levels in hemodialysis patients"--