Comparison of the Effects of Different Protein Diet in Hemodialysis Patients

Comparison of the Effects of Animal Protein Diet and Plant Protein Diet on Blood Test Result and Clinical Outcome in Hemodialysis Patients

Chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients are vulnerable to develop protein energy malnutrition and make a notion that to maintain the nutritional status is of paramount importance in these patients. However, proteins intake from vegetarian and meat diet were observed to have different impacts on nutritional and inflammatory status, mineral homeostasis and its related hormones, and clinical outcomes in non-dialysis CKD patients. In here, we aim to investigate these impacts in CHD patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic hemodialysis patient

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Hemodialysis less than 3 months
2. Age < 20 years or >90 years
3. Serum albumin < 3 g/dL，
4. Daily protein diet < 0.6 gm/kg/day or > 1.2 gm/kg/ day，
5. Cannot obey the diet plan: Gastrectomy, difficult in swallowing
6. Active infection, severe illness: cancer patient, liver cirrhosis, etc.
7. Unable to cooperate in the study