Nutritional Intervention for Pediatric Renal Diseases
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatrics; nephrology; arterial hypertension; overweight/obesity; nutrition; management; chronic kidney disease; rare kidney disease
2. Medical Faculty, University of Maribor, Taborska 8, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Interests: pediatrics; nephrology; arterial hypertension; overweight/obesity; nutrition; management; chronic kidney disease; rare kidney disease
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Dear Colleagues,
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children affects the whole body and is fundamentally associated with children’s nutrition. Advanced CKD stages are usually related to being underweight, where nutritional management is essential in achieving normal growth and development from early infancy to puberty, with nutritional needs even higher in children with advanced CKD.
On the other hand, overweight and obesity are rising in the developed world, a consequence of impaired nutrition at a young age, worsening pre-existing renal disease and affecting the development of obesity-related complications such as obesity-related nephropathy. Also, cardiovascular risk factors—such as cardiac disease, hypertension, etc.—along with impaired nutrition, lead to increased renal damage risk at a young age and increased cardiovascular burden in adulthood, where cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with CKD being one of the most common determining comorbidities. Therefore, adequate nutrition at a young age is essential for preserving kidney health, maintaining kidney reserve in already existing pediatric CKD, and managing complications in advanced disease while achieving normal growth and development. Another interesting aspect is to develop discussion among paediatric nephrologists to establish the best optimal procedures for calculating renal function tailored to each paediatric patient.
In this Special Issue, we aim to tackle the importance of nutrition and possible interventions in pediatric renal disease along the continuum from prevention and management perspectives in early CKD to novelties in nutritional management in advanced pediatric CKD. Furthermore, it is important to establish diagnostic, nutritional and therapeutic pathways and procedures for children undergoing haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and patients with functioning kidney transplants.
Dr. Mirjam Močnik
Prof. Dr. Nataša Marčun Varda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- child
- chronic kidney disease
- nutrition
- underweight
- overweight/obesity
- prevention
- management
- nutritional intervention
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