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The effect of the diet poor in protein and containing adequate quantity of essential amino acids in the treatment of chronic uremia is discussed. A diet of high caloric value contains 18–24 g of protein, — this quantity comprising also the minimum daily requirement of essential amino acid. Under the effect of the diet the uremic symptoms subside or disappear completely, and the value of the nonprotein nitrogen of the serum decreases. The good result is due not to the improvement of the kidney function, but the diet produces in the metabolism in the metabolism a favourable change. This new, special diet is an important factor of the complex anti-uremic treatment.
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Rényi-Vámos, F., Rigó, J., Csata, S. et al. Role of diet in the treatment of chronic nephropathies. International Urology and Nephrology 2, 179–186 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02125819
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