Taste Disorder As A Common Cause Of Enhanced Salt Intake In Dialysis Patients

Salt intake is a key, but hard-to achieve target of nutrition guidance in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. In this study, we examined the influence of hypogeusia on oral salt intake in 34 HD patients (mean age: 59 years old) with dialysis vintage over 15 years. Their salt intake was calculated by...

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Main Authors: Mariko Okamoto, Toshiko Osaki, Daisuke Aoki, Honami Fujii, Hiroaki Ishii, Genta Kanai, Masafumi Fukagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212005426