Food as medicine in chronic kidney disease
ERN Research Project
Alice Baganha Sabatino
Country of Origin:
Italy
Host University:
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Fellowship’s period:
September, 2023 – August, 2024
Activity
Objectives:
- Participation in ongoing projects and involvement in the development of new projects within the research line “Food as medicine in CKD”
- Development, follow-up, and analysis of a survey investigating the use of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in Europe
- Revise the ERA Cookbook regarding the adequacy of the recipes and update it.
Results:
The fellowship goals were achieved, and it resulted in my participation in 7 projects and the renewal of my stay in Stockholm. Most of the projects are still ongoing.
The projects are:
- Myosteatosis and mortality in patients with CKD
- Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in Europe: A survey assessing its use among clinical practitioners
- Postprandial changes in plasma potassium after the ingestion of a healthy potassium-rich meal in patients with chronic kidney disease
- The effect of the nutraceutical (-)- Epicatechin on myosteatosis in patients with advanced CKD: a pilot study (EPIC-CKD)
- Diagnosing malnutrition in patients on dialysis – barriers and facilitators
- ERA Cookbook
- The effect of uremia on the clock mechanism of skeletal muscle cells
Publications
Making the invisible visible: imaging techniques for assessing muscle mass and muscle quality in chronic kidney disease
CKJ, March 2024
Myosteatosis is associated with ageing, adiposity, poor muscle quality, metabolic derangements and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease.
To be published soon
Food additives containing potassium, phosphorus, and sodium in ultra-processed foods: Potential harms to individuals with CKD.
To be published soon
Low muscle strength alone and sarcopenia have a stronger association with mortality than low muscle mass alone in patients on dialysis: Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To be published soon