@article{Arreaza-Kaufman_Rueda-Rodríguez_Tassinari_Mosos_Castañeda-Cardona_Rosselli_2016, title={Nutritional supplements in chronic kidney disease}, volume={3}, url={https://revistanefrologia.org/index.php/rcn/article/view/230}, DOI={10.22265/acnef.3.2.230}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> The nutritional status of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects the progress of the disease and is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. We reviewed the literature in search of the effect of nutritional supplements in these patients.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Our search included the electronic databases Pubmed and Embase and was structured to find clinical studies relating the effect of supplements and/or nutritional supplements with CKD.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> In total the search resulted in 353 articles, 26 were selected, of which 23 were performed in people with kidney failure. In patients with supplements, effects such as decrease in homocysteine levels after administration of zinc, omega-3 and folic acid were reported. Additionally, reduction was observed in the metabolites of oxidative stress. In therapy with vitamin D supplementation resulted in improvements in the lipid profile and reduction in the levels of glycated hemoglobin and PCR.</p><p><strong>Discussion:</strong> Supplements and/or nutritional compliments with compounds probiotics, long chain fatty acids (omega-3), proteins, trace elements, antioxidants and folic acid; Could be relevant in patients with CKD because they have demonstrated positive effects such as reducing homocysteine and other factors caused by oxidative stress, and in reducing the prevalence of malnutrition in this population. Studies suggest that supplements and/or nutritional compliments may delay progressive renal deterioration and decrease cardiovascular risk markers, mainly those supplements composed by omega-3.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Revista Colombiana de Nefrología}, author={Arreaza-Kaufman, Dan and Rueda-Rodríguez, María Camila and Tassinari, Stefano and Mosos, Juan David and Castañeda-Cardona, Camilo and Rosselli, Diego}, year={2016}, month={Nov.}, pages={89–98} }