Can meals consumed during dialysis improve nutritional status in CKD?
Meals during hemodialysis are routine in many countries but not in the United States, although recent studies have popularized the concept of oral dietary supplements in dialysis clinics.
A randomized controlled trial in 110 hemodialysis patients showed that high-protein meals during in-center hemodialysis improved serum albumin while serum phosphorus remained within target range by use of a potent phosphorus binder.
