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low-protein diet

Etymology: ME, lah, low; Gk, proteios, first rank, diaita, way of living

a diet proportionally low in protein, usually designed for persons who must restrict protein intake because of a metabolic abnormality associated with kidney failure or liver disease.

low-protein diet

Clinical nutrition A diet that provides < 1.5 g/kg/day of protein during growth periods, or less in adults; adults in renal failure should receive no < 0.6 g/kg/day of protein, to avoid a negative nitrogen balance; LPDs are indicated for Pts with renal failure, as reduction of protein ↓ anorexia, N&V, and if begun early, may slow disease progression. See Diet.

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While eating the low-protein diet, all 18 patients recorded fewer off periods and averaged about 100 fewer minutes of off time per day than while on the balanced diet.

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The low-protein diet (5% casein) used in the present study was prepared by replacing a portion of the protein source (casein) in the normal stock diet with starch.

Effect of nickel sulfate on testicular steroidogenesis in rats during ... by Dasgupta, Shakuntala / Environmental Health Perspectives

The long-term effects of a low-fat, low-protein diet are easy to guess: a perpetual feeling of insatiety, a relentless, gnawing, hunger for more.

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