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Dietary inflammatory index in patients with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment at a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Doctors in Rio de Janeiro scored the diets of adults with chronic kidney disease who are being managed without dialysis. They used a validated tool that rates how much a diet is likely to drive inflammation, then compared those scores against body measurements and heart risk markers. Everyone was measured at a single point in time, so this shows a link between a more inflammatory diet and worse markers, not proof that the diet caused them.

Who did this work

Ladeira KC · Bastos AA · Martinez RM · Paula TP

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Oct-Dec
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42665264/