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Diet in a transplant recipient

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Renal transplant recipients are prone to post- transplant obesity due to incrased appetite, lac of restrictions and drugs

  • Proteins – 1.3-1.5 g/kg/day
  • Calories – 35 kcal/kg ideal body weight/day
  • Obese patients – 25-30 kcal/kg ideal body weight/day

After the first month of transplant, protein intake should be reduced to 1g/kg/day

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Kidney works as a filter for our body. Our cells need energy to live. Energy is produced from food (what we ingest) through a mechanism called metabolism.

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